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The U.S. officially eliminated measles nearly 20 years ago. Yet, this year, more than 1,100 cases have been reported, despite being...
Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Today CDC released the 2016-2018 NIS-Child report and the 2018-19 kindergarten vaccination coverage report. The reports are published...
Oct 17, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of preventable infectious disease deaths worldwide, and in the United States, eliminating TB...
Oct 17, 2019 | Andrea Grenadier
To help raise awareness about the risks associated with measles and the importance of prevention through vaccination, the National...
Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness. Flu can also...
Oct 08, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
During January 1–October 1, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported more cases of measles since 1992, and...
Oct 07, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this educational segment was designed specifically for healthcare...
Oct 03, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO recently published, From the Field: Improving Immunization Coverage and Services at the Local Level, a compendium of stories...
Oct 01, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
On September 19, 2019, CDC's Director, Dr. Robert Redfield, and Deputy Director for Infectious Disease, Dr. Jay Butler, issued a...
Oct 01, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
The U.S. officially eliminated measles nearly 20 years ago. Yet, this year, more than 1,100 cases have been reported, despite being preventable by vaccine. The CDC says the majority of cases are among those who were not vaccinated.
Today CDC released the 2016-2018 NIS-Child report and the 2018-19 kindergarten vaccination coverage report. The reports are published online at https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/. Interactive state level and trend data are available online at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vaxview/. CDC’s priority messages include: The US has already had 22 measles outbreaks in 2019, and most cases were among people who...
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of preventable infectious disease deaths worldwide, and in the United States, eliminating TB is a national public health goal.
To help raise awareness about the risks associated with measles and the importance of prevention through vaccination, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) recently launched a new campaign featuring an online toolkit.
Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness. Flu can also result in serious outcomes such as hospitalization or death. Older adults, young children and people with certain health conditions are at high risk for serious complications from flu.
During January 1–October 1, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported more cases of measles since 1992, and the second highest number of reported outbreaks annually since measles elimination was declared in 2000. Measles is an acute febrile rash illness with an attack rate of approximately 90% in susceptible household contacts.
Hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this educational segment was designed specifically for healthcare providers and provided an overview of the season influenza vaccination recommendations for the 2019-2020 flu season. T
NACCHO recently published, From the Field: Improving Immunization Coverage and Services at the Local Level, a compendium of stories from the field that highlight local health department (LHD) immunization initiatives.
On September 19, 2019, CDC's Director, Dr. Robert Redfield, and Deputy Director for Infectious Disease, Dr. Jay Butler, issued a letter addressing measles outbreaks and the current measles elimination status in the United States. Read the full letter.
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