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CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) has developed videos to aid in diagnosing measles. These...
Jul 31, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance held in August to highlight the importance of vaccination for...
Jul 25, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) has posted a Notice of Funding...
Jul 19, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
The Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) is pleased to share the 2017 AIM Annual Survey, which explored the 64 states, local and...
May 29, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
Pediatricians play an important role in communicating with state and local public health entities and electronic health record (EHR)...
May 28, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement regarding the current measles outbreaks around the United...
Apr 25, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released a new health care provider resource, Strategies for...
Jan 14, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
Satellite, temporary, and off-site vaccination clinics play an important role in improving vaccination coverage rates and providing...
Jan 02, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
On October 24, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a news release announcing its approval of XOFLUZATM (baloxavir...
Oct 31, 2018 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) has developed videos to aid in diagnosing measles. These videos describe clinical features of measles, how to diagnose it in a patient, and what to do if a provider suspects they have a case. CDC’s vaccination recommendations and guidance have not changed. Providers should continue to […]
National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance held in August to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. To facilitate local support of this national awareness effort, the Public Health Foundation (PHF), in collaboration with the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) at the Centers for Disease Control […]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) has posted a Notice of Funding Opportunity (DHS-19-CWMD-077-001) for the First Responder Vaccine Initiative (FRVI) Pilot. The FRVI Pilot will provide the opportunity for selected State and Local jurisdictions to administer voluntary pre-event anthrax vaccine to first responders and evaluate the...
The Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) is pleased to share the 2017 AIM Annual Survey, which explored the 64 states, local and territorial immunization program (IP) policies, infrastructure, activities, priorities and the impact of funding changes. The survey was administered from June-October 2017. A snapshot infographic has been created to distribute the 2017 survey results in a...
Pediatricians play an important role in communicating with state and local public health entities and electronic health record (EHR) vendors about the functionality needed to help pediatric practices and patients receive the full benefits of use of immunization information systems (IISs) and two-dimensional (2D) barcode scanning and their interaction with EHRs. New from the American […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement regarding the current measles outbreaks around the United States: “The United States is seeing a resurgence of measles, a disease that had once been effectively eliminated from our country. And today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that ongoing measles outbreaks […]
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released a new health care provider resource, Strategies for Integrating Immunizations into Routine Obstetric-Gynecologic Care. The tip sheet offers suggestions for ob-gyns, other health care providers, and practice staff on ways to optimize immunization programs in ob-gyn practices and integrate immunizations into routine patient...
Satellite, temporary, and off-site vaccination clinics play an important role in improving vaccination coverage rates and providing vaccines to hard-to-reach populations. To address the unique challenges of hosting clinics in these settings, the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (NAIIS) developed several resources to aid in standardizing the process. NAIIS’ vaccination clinic...
On October 24, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a news release announcing its approval of XOFLUZATM (baloxavir marboxil) for the treatment of acute uncomplicated influenza in patients 12 years of age and older who have been symptomatic for no more than 48 hours. The FDA’s Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D., stated, “This is […]
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