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Last year marked the highest number of measles cases in a single year in the United States since 1992, with a total of 1,282 confirmed...
Feb 18, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (NAIIS) is soliciting nominations for the 2020 NAIIS Immunization Excellence...
Dec 04, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
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
On Wednesdays from June 5 through September 25, CDC experts will discuss a chapter of Epidemiology and Prevention of...
Jun 26, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Measles outbreaks are occurring across the country. Since the beginning of 2019, there have been 465 measles cases; 85 people in...
Apr 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Vaccinate Your Family: The Next Generation of Every Child By Two has released their third annual State of the ImmUnion (SOTI) report....
Apr 03, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
This year marks the 25th anniversary of National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). From April 27-May 4, 2019, NIIW will highlight the...
Mar 20, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Jan 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The results of the 2017 National Immunization Survey-Child (NIS-Child) and vaccination coverage and exemption rates among children in...
Oct 12, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Last year marked the highest number of measles cases in a single year in the United States since 1992, with a total of 1,282 confirmed cases. More than 73% of these cases were linked to outbreaks in New York, affecting under-vaccinated communities. Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000; however, the sustained […]
The National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (NAIIS) is soliciting nominations for the 2020 NAIIS Immunization Excellence Awards. The 2020 awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made extraordinary contributions towards improving vaccination rates within their communities during 2019. Awardees exemplify the meaning of the “immunization neighborhood”...
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...
On Wednesdays from June 5 through September 25, CDC experts will discuss a chapter of Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (commonly known as the “Pink Book”), 13th edition, and answer viewers’ questions. Webinars will be archived and posted within two weeks following each live event. The webinar series will provide an overview of vaccines and […]
Measles outbreaks are occurring across the country. Since the beginning of 2019, there have been 465 measles cases; 85 people in Washington state and Oregon alone have contracted measles. In an era when vaccine-preventable diseases seldom occur in the United States, these measles outbreaks highlight the Portland metropolitan region’s vulnerability to infectious diseases. To assess this […]
Vaccinate Your Family: The Next Generation of Every Child By Two has released their third annual State of the ImmUnion (SOTI) report. The 2019 report examines how strong our defenses truly are against vaccine-preventable diseases and what we can do, as public health advocates and legislators, to make our country stronger and more resilient in […]
This year marks the 25th anniversary of National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). From April 27-May 4, 2019, NIIW will highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs in promoting healthy communities throughout the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognizes the important...
The results of the 2017 National Immunization Survey-Child (NIS-Child) and vaccination coverage and exemption rates among children in kindergarten 2017–18 school year are now available. ChildVaxView and SchoolVaxView have been updated to include the latest data. Vaccination Coverage for Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten — United States, 2017–18 School Year...
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