| January 2-January 8 |
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| APhA: Celebrating 20 Years of
Improving Patient Care through Immunizations: 2016 marks the
twentieth year of the American Pharmacists Association’s training
program for pharmacy-based immunization delivery. As part of the
“immunization neighborhood,” pharmacists are an easy-to-access
member of the healthcare team. |
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| January 9-January 15 |
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| Religious Leaders Help in Changing
Misconceptions about the Polio Vaccine: In Pakistan, polio
remains endemic and some families refuse to accept polio vaccine
for political and religious reasons. Getting local imams involved
in decreeing that vaccines are safe and addressing fears has been
very effective in getting more children vaccinated. (UNICEF
Television). |
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| January 16-January 22 |
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| Expert Panel Discussion: Achieving
Childhood Vaccination Success in the US: The National
Meningitis Association hosted this 90-minute panel discussion in
May 2016, where six national immunization experts discuss vaccine
concerns. Topics such as parent and healthcare provider
resistance, media concerns, and laws and mandates were covered by
the panel. |
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| January 23-January 29 |
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| HPV Survivor - Tamika Felder: Tamika
talks about initially feeling ashamed when she was treated for
cervical cancer. Later she decided it was more important to help
others who were diagnosed with HPV-related cancer by speaking out
about her experience and educating parents and healthcare
professionals about HPV vaccine (from National HPV Vaccination
Roundtable and American Cancer Society). |
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ACIP Recommendations
Vaccine Information Statements 
