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2018 U.S. Recommended Immunization Schedules for Adults, Children, and Adolescents

Schedule for Adults On February 6, CDC published the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule...

Feb 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Watch Now: CDC Grand Rounds on Public Health Response to Severe Influenza

    With the spike in flu cases around the country, this presentation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Grand...

    Feb 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Boston Public Health Commission: Multi-Pronged Approach to Flu Preparedness and...

    By Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director, Boston Public Health Commission The Public Health Impact of Influenza While...

    Feb 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Salt Lake County Requires Hepatitis A Vaccines for some Food Workers

    The Salt Lake County Board of Health has amended the  “Health Regulation #5: Food Sanitarian: to require all food workers in an...

    Feb 05, 2018 | Amy Chang

  • MMWR: Prevention of Hepatitis B – Recommendations from ACIP

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) article, Prevention...

    Jan 17, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Call for Nominations: 2018 Childhood Immunization Champion Award

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)...

    Dec 18, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    • Tools & Resources, Immunization

    Gear Up for National Infant Immunization Week 2018

    National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), April 21-28, 2018, is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities. Since 1994, hundreds of communities across the United States have joined together to celebrate the critical role...

    Feb 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Immunization

    CDC: Immunization Billables Project Evaluation Report

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the CDC Billables Project Evaluation Report. The objectives of this evaluation were to: Assess whether the Billables Project strengthened the capacity of local health departments (LHDs) to effectively bill third-party payers for immunization services; Identify activities, resources, and stakeholder partnerships that helped or...

    Feb 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Immunization

    International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month: The Importance of Maternal Immunization

    International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month, held in February, is a worldwide observance to promote awareness of infections transmitted from mother to baby. Prenatal infections include bacterial or viral illnesses that can be passed from a mother to her baby during pregnancy or during the delivery process. The incidence of prenatal infection depends on the causative […]

    Feb 15, 2018 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

    2018 U.S. Recommended Immunization Schedules for Adults, Children, and Adolescents

    Schedule for Adults On February 6, CDC published the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older – United States, 2018. In October 2017, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to approve the recommended adult immunization schedule after an in-depth review of vaccine-related data, including data on...

    Feb 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Watch Now: CDC Grand Rounds on Public Health Response to Severe Influenza

    With the spike in flu cases around the country, this presentation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Grand Rounds provides key and timely information for public health professionals on how to reduce the spread of seasonal flu in communities and adjust to spot shortages in antiviral drugs because of high influenza activity […]

    Feb 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Boston Public Health Commission: Multi-Pronged Approach to Flu Preparedness and Response

    By Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director, Boston Public Health Commission The Public Health Impact of Influenza While seasonal influenza (flu) viruses are detected year-round in the United States, flu activity begins to rise above baseline in the Northeast in October, with “peak season” extending December through March. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

    Feb 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Salt Lake County Requires Hepatitis A Vaccines for some Food Workers

    The Salt Lake County Board of Health has amended the  “Health Regulation #5: Food Sanitarian: to require all food workers in an establishment to be vaccinated for hepatitis A if anyone in the establishment has been in contact with someone infected with hepatitis. The Salt Lake area has had at least 181 people sickened with […]

    Feb 05, 2018 | Amy Chang

    MMWR: Prevention of Hepatitis B – Recommendations from ACIP

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) article, Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The article updates and summarizes previously published recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and CDC...

    Jan 17, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Call for Nominations: 2018 Childhood Immunization Champion Award

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) has opened nominations for the 2018 Childhood Immunization Champion Award. The Champion Award is intended to recognize individuals who are working at the local level, and honors those who are doing an exemplary job to promote childhood immunizations in their...

    Dec 18, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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