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Immunization Alliance Urges Action
The nation's leading medical and advocacy groups have joined to raise the public's confidence in vaccines. The Immunization Alliance urges everyone, including government and the media, to protect the health of the nation's children. (9/18/08, Exit Site)

AAP and CDC Respond to ABC Show (1/30/08)

• Click here for CDC Q&A
• Click here for CDC Thimerosal Timeline
• Click here for AAP Response

National Infant Immunization Week- April 19-26, 2008

Celebrate National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) with providers around the country. Click here for resources for pediatric offices. Or visit the AAP page or CDC NIIW page for more information.

 

 

Daily message: Vaccine-preventable diseases are at an all-time low in the United States.  However, these diseases still exist and continued vaccination is necessary to protect everyone from potential outbreaks. Click here for more information.

Q&A on ABC Made-for-TV Movie "Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America"

GSK Announcement about Reformulation to Thimerosal-Free Vaccine

National Infant Immunization Week

National Infant Immunization Week, 2007
NIIW will be held April 21-28, 2007, to highlight the importance of vaccinating children by the age of 2. "Love them. Protect them. Immunize them" is the theme. The CDC has provided English and Spanish-language resources at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/

Letter from the 2006-2007 President of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Dr Jay Berkelhamer, AAP President, talks about why immunizations are so important even though some diseases seem not to exist any longer.

Letter from the 2005-06 President of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Dr Eileen Ouellette, AAP President, tells of her personal experience with infectious diseases.

Letter from the 2004-05 President of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Dr Carol Berkowitz, AAP President, encourages vaccines for prevention of disease over treatment.

Letter from the 2003-04 President of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Dr Carden Johnston, AAP President, welcomes parents to the CISP web site and explains the importance of vaccines in preventing disease.

Important Information for Clinicians (top)

AAP and CDC recommend resuming meningococcal conjugate vaccination of children age 11-12

FDA Acts to Protect Public from Fraudulent Avian Flu Therapies
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters recently to nine companies marketing bogus flu products behind claims that the products could prevent avian flu or other forms of influenza. FDA is not aware of any scientific evidence that demonstrates the safety or effectiveness of these products for treating or preventing avian flu. (Exit Site)

CDC Issues Interim Immunization Recommendations for Individuals Displaced by Hurricane Katrina. This official CDC Health Advisory was issued to ensure that children, adolescents, and adults are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases in accordance with current recommendations and to reduce the likelihood of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in large crowded group settings. For immunization specific information, click here. For general information about relief efforts, click here. (Exit Site)

Vaccinia (Smallpox) Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2001 (Exit Site)
These revised recommendations regarding vaccinia (smallpox) vaccine include current information regarding the nonemergency use of vaccinia vaccine among laboratory and health-care workers occupationally exposed to vaccinia virus, recombinant vaccinia viruses, and other Orthopoxviruses that can infect humans. In addition, this report contains ACIP’s recommendations for the use of vaccinia vaccine if smallpox (variola) virus were used as an agent of biological terrorism or if a smallpox outbreak were to occur for another unforeseen reason.

Rubella No Longer Major Public Health Threat in the United States (March 21, 2005)
A major public health milestone has been achieved in the United States - the rubella virus, a major cause of serious birth defects such as deafness and blindness, also known as congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), is no longer considered to be a major public health threat in the United States, Dr. Julie Gerberding, director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced at the National Immunization Conference today in Washington, DC. More information is available at the link above. Click here for a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on the Rubella Elimination in the US. (Exit Site)

2004-2005 Influenza Vaccine Shortage Guidance

• Update on State Stockpiling
• Guidance for the 2004-2005 Influenza Vaccine Shortage

Discontinued 3rd and 4th Dose of Prevnar - March 2004

• AAP Announcement: Change in Prevnar Recommendations
• AAP News Announcement
• MMWR/CDC Announcement: Change in Prevnar Recommendations

CDC Discontinues Reporting Cases of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in PCV7 Recipients
The CDC's Respiratory Diseases Branch in the Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Disease at the National Center for Infectious Diseases announced that physicians no longer need to report cases of invasive pneumococcal disease occurring in children who have received the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7/Prevnar). For special situations that require typing of pneumococci, contact the Respiratory Diseases Branch at (404) 639-2215.

September 23, 2002 - The CDC Interim Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines
Important information on smallpox preparedness efforts and a comprehensive annex titled "Smallpox Vaccination Clinic Guide." The CDC Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines provides details on all aspects of immunization clinic operations and staffing and includes an example of a model smallpox vaccination clinic.(visit website)

Interim Guidance for Protection of Persons Involved in U.S. Avian Influenza Outbreak Disease Control and Eradication Activities
This interim guidance, developed by the CDC, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), should be considered complementary to avian population disease control and eradication strategies as determined by the state government, industry, or the USDA. These guidelines will be updated as necessary. The interim guidance is available on the CDC web site at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/protectionguid.htm

Resources (top)

• Trivalent Influenza Vaccines Covered Under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
• New CDC Patient Self-Screening Form for Inactivated Influenza Vaccine
• CDC Influenza Bulletin 3 (September 29, 2005)
• CDC Influenza Bulletin 2 (September 8, 2005)
• CDC issues Updated Influenza Vaccine Supply and Recommendations for Prioritization During the 2005-06 Influenza Season. This update provides information regarding tiered priority for inactivated influenza vaccine. (September 2, 2005)
• CDC Issues Tiered Use of Inactivated Influenza Vaccine in the Event of a Vaccine Shortage (August 2005)
• Revised Flu Recommendations 2005-06 (July, 2005)
• CDC Recommends Two-Tiered Pre-booking & Distribution Strategies for 2005-06 Influenza Season (April 2005)
• CDC Guidelines for Large-Scale Influenza Vaccination Clinic Planning, 2004-05
• CDC Influenza Web site

McDonald’s Immunize for Healthy Lives Program
Find information on partnering with local McDonald’s franchises, field guidelines, sample news releases, sample fact sheets, and other program materials...(visit website)