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LHD immunization programs are on the front lines of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic serving as primary chief health strategists in...
Jun 26, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
Each month, NACCHO will bring you a new public health book, read and reviewed by NACCHO staff. We hope to provide a well-rounded...
Feb 24, 2020 | Emily Yox
Following the release of new recommendations issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the Centers for...
Feb 04, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
By Nnandi Massac, Communications Intern The holiday season has arrived and with it comes family gatherings, work parties, and...
Dec 11, 2019 | Guest Author
Parents consider health professionals their most trusted source of information when it comes to vaccines. When talking to parents...
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
Today, CDC released its October 2019 Vital Signs Report, & Burden and Prevention of Influenza and Pertussis Among U.S. Pregnant Women...
Oct 08, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
CDC released results from the 2018 National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen) in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which...
Sep 12, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
NACCHO has released the following statement in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) newly released 2017...
Sep 10, 2019 | Taylarr Lopez
LHD immunization programs are on the front lines of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic serving as primary chief health strategists in counties and cities across the country. To further examine the impact of COVID-19 on immunization, NACCHO conducted the Impact of COVID-19 on Local Health Department Immunization Programs assessment.
Each month, NACCHO will bring you a new public health book, read and reviewed by NACCHO staff. We hope to provide a well-rounded reading list that you will find enjoyable as well as informative. Vaccinated, by Paul Offit tells the incredible story of Maurice Hilleman, aptly named […]
Following the release of new recommendations issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2020 child/adolescent and adult immunization schedules. The 2020 adult immunization schedule includes several updates and additions. Adults up to age 26 who are not fully vaccinated should receive catch-up HPV...
By Nnandi Massac, Communications Intern The holiday season has arrived and with it comes family gatherings, work parties, and something less fun: increased flu activity. In the first two months of this flu season (October 1 to November 30), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that 2.5 million illnesses, 1.2 million medical […]
Parents consider health professionals their most trusted source of information when it comes to vaccines. When talking to parents about vaccines, it's important to make a strong, effective recommendation and allow time for parents to ask questions.
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...
Today, CDC released its October 2019 Vital Signs Report, & Burden and Prevention of Influenza and Pertussis Among U.S. Pregnant Women and Infants. This report includes the latest findings on influenza and Tdap (whooping cough) vaccination rates among pregnant women.
CDC released results from the 2018 National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen) in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which provides the latest estimates of vaccination rates among adolescents in the United States.
NACCHO has released the following statement in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) newly released 2017 Annual Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report. The report reveals that rates of acute hepatitis A (HAV), hepatitis B (HBV), and hepatitis C (HCV) infection in the U.S. continue to rise.
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