| Technically Speaking |
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| Monthly Column by Deborah Wexler, MD |
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| Technically Speaking is a monthly column written by IAC's Executive Director Deborah Wexler, MD. The column is featured in The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Education Center's (VEC's) monthly e-newsletter for healthcare professionals. Technically Speaking columns cover practical topics in immunization delivery such as needle length, vaccine administration, cold chain, and immunization schedules. |
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| Check out a recent issue of Vaccine Update for Healthcare Providers. The VEC e-newsletter keeps providers up to date on vaccine-related issues and includes reviews of recently published journal articles, media recaps, announcements about new resources, and a regularly updated calendar of events. |
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| TECHNICALLY SPEAKING |
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| Ask the Experts: Providing Answers to Your Timely and Challenging Influenza Vaccination Questions |
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| Published October 2013 |
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| Information presented in this article may have changed since the original publication date. For the most current immunization recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, visit
www.immunize.org/acip/acip_vax.asp. |
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| For vaccinators, new and challenging questions typically surface every influenza season. And, this certainly is true for the 2013-2014 season, in which a number of new influenza vaccine products are available for use. Immunization experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are here to help! Just in time for influenza season, you'll find an up-to-date collection of more than 70 influenza-related Q&As on the Immunization Action Coalition's (IAC) website. |
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| “Ask the Experts,” one of the most popular destinations for healthcare professionals on IAC's website, offers clear, easy to understand answers to commonly asked questions about vaccines and their use. The team of experts from CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases who provide these answers includes medical officers Dr. Andrew T. Kroger and Dr. Iyabode Akinsanya-Beysolow and nurse educator Ms. Donna L. Weaver. |
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| “Ask the Experts” includes answers to common yet challenging questions about influenza vaccines and their administration such as: |
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What is the latest CDC guidance on influenza vaccination and egg allergy? |
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Does ACIP recommend one influenza product over another for pregnant women? |
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What are the CDC recommendations for influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel? |
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Some of my patients refuse influenza vaccination because they insist they "got the flu" after receiving the injectable vaccine in the past. What can I tell them? |
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Which children younger than age 9 years will need two doses of influenza vaccine for this influenza season? |
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Can a child who needs two doses of influenza receive one dose of quadrivalent vaccine and one dose of trivalent vaccine? |
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| While you're visiting the “Ask the Experts" section on influenza, also be sure to visit the main “Ask the Experts” web page, which contains the table of contents for the entire range of questions about vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccines, and related vaccination topics. |
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| The Immunization Action Coalition publishes new Ask the Experts Q&As at least five times a year in its weekly email news service IAC Express. Visit www.immunize.org/subscribe to subscribe to this free, informative service. |
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