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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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IAC Express from the Immunization Action Coalition |
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March 2018 |
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As a subscriber to "Vaccine Update for Providers" from the Vaccine
Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, you
likely work on the front line of primary care. You certainly know
that providing immunizations is an essential element of protecting
your patients. If you’re looking for a great way to stay up to
date every week about what’s new in immunization, you’ll want to
be a
subscriber to IAC Express.
IAC Express, (available online at
www.immunize.org/express), is a weekly newsletter produced by
the Immunization Action Coalition (IAC). It is emailed to more
than 50,000 subscribers every Wednesday and provides articles that
succinctly summarize the week’s important immunization
developments. IAC Express keeps you informed about new and updated
vaccine recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and new vaccine licensures by the Food and Drug
Administration. You’ll read about newly posted Vaccine Information
Statements and their translations, new CDC-reviewed immunization
education materials from IAC, the latest resources released from
CDC and other organizations, and important journal articles. IAC
Express also provides information about webinars and other
educational opportunities, many of which offer free continuing
education credit.Here is a sampling of articles published in
IAC Express in 2018:
- CDC releases the 2018 U.S. recommended immunization schedule
for children and adolescents, as well as the adult immunization
schedule
- CDC publishes ACIP recommendations for use of herpes zoster
vaccines in MMWR
- CDC releases new or updated VISs for recombinant zoster
vaccine, live zoster vaccine, MMR, MMRV, varicella, and
rotavirus
- IAC's "Ask the Experts" Q&As on zoster vaccines are updated
by CDC experts and posted on IAC’s website for healthcare
professionals:
www.immunize.org
- CDC publishes weekly updates on influenza activity in the
U.S. and related pediatric deaths
- CDC Director Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald resigns over financial
conflicts; Dr. Anne Schuchat resumes role of acting director
- IAC releases revised CDC-reviewed print materials for
healthcare professionals, including sample standing orders
templates and information about administering vaccines
- CDC and the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia release new and updated resources for
parents about vaccines
In addition, five times a year, IAC Express subscribers receive
a special edition featuring new "Ask the Experts" Q&As from CDC
experts. Each edition provides responses to 15–20 timely questions
from healthcare professionals about issues such as vaccine
administration, storage, handling and scheduling. (You can review
more
than 1,000 “Ask the Experts” questions online at
www.immunize.org/askexperts.)
To view the most recent issue of IAC Express, visit
www.immunize.org/express
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If you’re not already a subscriber, it’s easy to sign up on IAC’s
website. Simply provide your name and email address at
www.immunize.org/subscribe. Subscribe today to have the
latest in vaccine news and resources at your fingertips.
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ACIP Recommendations
Vaccine Information Statements 
