Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser ([link removed]).
[link removed]

Issue 1,515: September 9, 2020

Top Stories
* IAC launches Mass-Vaccination-Resources.org, its new website offering high quality tools and resources to help jumpstart your mass vaccination efforts
* Reminder: IAC’s gateway page "Vaccination and COVID-19" offers a collection of tools to sustain routine vaccination services during the pandemic
* Today, September 9! NFID presents webinar on shared clinical decision-making for HPV immunization of adults
* IAC Spotlight: IAC’s Handouts gateway page provides free access to hundreds of vaccination-related handouts and fact sheets for healthcare professionals and the public
* Three healthcare organizations join IAC's Influenza Vaccination Honor Roll for mandatory healthcare worker vaccination
* Not-to-miss immunization articles in the news

IAC Handouts
* IAC updates two of its popular vaccine administration handouts on dose, route, site, and needle size
* IAC updates “Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Recommendations” with information on MenB and Tdap/Td vaccines
* IAC updates its parent handout “What If You Don’t Vaccinate Your Child?”

Featured Resources
* PBS documentary about IAC, Protecting Health: Saving Lives, makes a powerful case for vaccination. Please share with your colleagues and friends on social media!
* In IAC’s “Video of the Week,” the U.S. Surgeon General reminds parents to get their children vaccinated to prevent serious diseases
* It's time to vaccinate against flu. IAC’s bright red "FLU VACCINE" buttons and stickers can help. Order today!

Journal Articles and Newsletters
* CDC publishes August issue of Immunization Works newsletter; subscribe for monthly immunization information
* CDC publishes graph showing “Prevalence of Past or Present Infection with Hepatitis B Virus among Adults Aged ≥18 Years, by Race and Hispanic Origin—National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2018”

Education and Training
* CDC’s recorded webinar on varicella and zoster vaccines, as well as ten other segments in the "Pink Book" weekly series, available now
* California Immunization Coalition hosts webinar titled “Families Fighting Flu: More Important than Ever” on September 22

On the Lighter Side
* In this 1972 PSA from the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the ghost of “Teen Angel” promotes polio vaccine

------------------------------------------------------------
Top Stories
------------------------------------------------------------
IAC LAUNCHES MASS-VACCINATION-RESOURCES.ORG, ITS NEW WEBSITE OFFERING HIGH QUALITY TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO HELP JUMPSTART YOUR MASS VACCINATION EFFORTS

The Immunization Action Coalition’s (IAC’s) newest website, www.Mass-Vaccination-Resources.org, has been created to assist you in finding a wide range of ideas and resources for developing your own mass vaccination clinics. Mass vaccination efforts will be useful for expediting flu vaccination this fall and may become especially needed after COVID-19 vaccines are approved for use in large groups of people.

The website features a searchable listing of resources encompassing a variety of venues, including curbside, drive-through, and walk-through clinics; mobile medical vans; pharmacies; and schools. The database contains guidance documents, toolkits, publications, and other helpful resources that can be adapted to meet the needs of mass vaccination programs you may be considering for your community or individual healthcare setting.

The underlying basis for collecting these resources is to provide a jump start on ideas for mass vaccination clinics so you won’t need to start planning from scratch. Many of the documents included were produced in the past and will therefore need modification to ensure that additional protections, such as social distancing and wearing appropriate protective equipment, are implemented to safeguard against COVID-19 transmission.

IAC is seeking additional resources to add to this listing. If you know of any toolkits, guidance documents, plans, manuscripts, or highly-detailed news stories about mass vaccination clinics, please send them to [email protected]. Everything received will be considered for placement on the new website.

This new website is supported by a medical education grant from Seqirus, Inc.

Related Links
* IAC's Mass Vaccination Resources ([link removed]) website
* CDC’s Guidance for Planning Vaccination Clinics Held at Satellite, Temporary, or Off-Site Locations ([link removed])

------------------------------------------------------------
REMINDER: IAC’S GATEWAY PAGE "VACCINATION AND COVID-19" OFFERS A COLLECTION OF TOOLS TO SUSTAIN ROUTINE VACCINATION SERVICES DURING THE PANDEMIC

IAC’s Vaccination and COVID-19 ([link removed]) gateway page assists healthcare professionals who are faced with challenges in providing routine and catch-up vaccination services during the COVID-19 pandemic. At this gateway, IAC has assembled key resources and links to help both new and experienced vaccinators deliver safe, effective vaccination to people of all ages, applicable in typical and nontraditional vaccination settings.

The site facilitates easy access to key pandemic resource pages from major clinical and public health organizations involved in immunization. The page will be updated frequently with new links and resources specific to pandemic vaccination, so be sure to check back regularly.

To easily locate this gateway page from anywhere on immunize.org, go to the light blue band of tabs across the top, choose the "Clinic Tools" tab, and then select "Vaccination and COVID-19” from the drop-down menu. To link directly to the site, go to www.immunize.org/vax-and-covid-19 ([link removed]). You also can use the Guide to immunize.org at the bottom of every web page.

Related Links
* IAC's Vaccination and COVID-19 ([link removed]) gateway page
* IAC’s Ask the Experts: COVID-19 and Routine Immunization ([link removed]) page
* IAC's Repository of Resources for Maintaining Immunization during the COVID-19 Pandemic ([link removed])
* IAC's Mass Vaccination Resources ([link removed]) website
* CDC’s Vaccination Guidance during a Pandemic ([link removed].)

------------------------------------------------------------
TODAY, SEPTEMBER 9! NFID PRESENTS WEBINAR ON SHARED CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING FOR HPV IMMUNIZATION OF ADULTS

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) will present a webinar titled Shared Clinical Decision-Making For Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Immunization in Adults ([link removed]) on September 9 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). NFID medical director, William Schaffner, MD, will moderate the webinar, featuring presentations by Lauri E. Markowitz, MD, HPV team lead for CDC, and Margot Savoy, MD, MPH, chair and associate professor, Family and Community Medicine, Temple University. CME credit is offered.

Registration information ([link removed])

Related Link
* NFID's Online Education ([link removed]) web page

------------------------------------------------------------
IAC SPOTLIGHT: IAC’S HANDOUTS GATEWAY PAGE PROVIDES FREE ACCESS TO HUNDREDS OF VACCINATION-RELATED HANDOUTS AND FACT SHEETS FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC

IAC's Handouts for Patients and Staff ([link removed]) gateway page leads users to hundreds of free vaccination-related patient handouts and fact sheets for healthcare professionals. All items are ready to print, copy, and distribute widely!

Visit the Handouts for Patients and Staff ([link removed]) gateway page to view more than 300 handouts sorted by:
* Topic ([link removed])
* Vaccine ([link removed])
* Language ([link removed])

From the gateway page, you can search on any of the 23 topics. Some of the most popular are:
* Administering Vaccines ([link removed])
* Parent Handouts ([link removed])
* Screening Checklists ([link removed])
* Standing Orders ([link removed])
* Temperature Logs ([link removed])
* Top Handouts ([link removed])

The right-hand side of the web page includes links to some of IAC's most popular handouts, including:
* Summary of Recommendations for Children and Teens ([link removed])
* Summary of Recommendations for Adults ([link removed])
* Vaccinations for Adults—You’re Never Too Old to Get Immunized ([link removed])
* When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations? ([link removed])
* How to Administer IM and SC ([link removed])

You can also view an alphabetical listing of IAC’s more than 300 ready-to-print staff educational materials and patient handouts ([link removed]).

Visit IAC's entire Handouts for Patients and Staff ([link removed]) gateway page on immunize.org today!

------------------------------------------------------------
THREE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS JOIN IAC'S INFLUENZA VACCINATION HONOR ROLL FOR MANDATORY HEALTHCARE WORKER VACCINATION

There are now 1,142 organizations enrolled in IAC's Influenza Vaccination Honor Roll ([link removed]). The honor roll recognizes hospitals, long-term care facilities (LTCFs), medical practices, pharmacies, professional organizations, health departments, and other government entities that have taken a stand for patient safety by implementing mandatory influenza vaccination policies for healthcare personnel.

Since June 10, when IAC Express last reported on the Influenza Vaccination Honor Roll ([link removed]), three additional healthcare organizations have been enrolled.
* Neighborhood Healthcare, Escondido, CA
* Kelsey-Seybold Clinics, Houston, TX
* Boone Memorial Hospital, Madison, WV

IAC urges qualifying healthcare organizations to apply by visiting the Application page ([link removed]).

Related Links
* IAC's List of Influenza Vaccination Honorees, all healthcare settings ([link removed]), by state
* IAC's Long-term care/assisted living Influenza Vaccination honorees ([link removed]) by state
* IAC's Influenza Vaccination Honor Roll program ([link removed]), including:
+ Position statements ([link removed]) from professional societies and leading healthcare organizations in support of mandatory influenza vaccination
+ Application form for Influenza Vaccination Honor Roll ([link removed])
* IAC's Honor Roll for Patient Safety ([link removed]) web page

------------------------------------------------------------
NOT-TO-MISS IMMUNIZATION ARTICLES IN THE NEWS

These recent articles convey the potential risks of vaccine-preventable diseases and the importance of vaccination.

* BusinessWire: Nine Biopharma Leaders Unite to Stand With Science: Pledge to Make Safety the Top Priority in Developing COVID-19 Vaccines ([link removed]) (9/8/20)

* USA Today: "Mind-Bogglingly Complex": Here’s What We Know about How COVID Vaccine Will Be Distributed When It's Approved ([link removed]) (9/4/20)

* CNN Opinion: Free the FDA and the CDC from Political Pressure ([link removed]) (9/4/20)

* NBC: Riverside County Reports First Flu-Related Death of 2020-21 Influenza Season ([link removed]) (9/2/20)

* AAP News Release: AAP Offers Back-to-School Tips amid COVID-19 ([link removed]) (9/1/20)

* U.S. News and World Report: Mom-to-Be's Flu Shot Doesn't Raise Autism Risk ([link removed]) (9/1/20)

* Shot of Prevention: 12 Years Ago I Stopped Vaccinating My Children. Then I Changed My Mind ([link removed]) (9/1/20)

* New York Times: Health Officials Worry Nation's Not Ready for COVID-19 Vaccine ([link removed]) (9/2/20)

------------------------------------------------------------
IAC Handouts
------------------------------------------------------------
IAC UPDATES TWO OF ITS POPULAR VACCINE ADMINISTRATION HANDOUTS ON DOSE, ROUTE, SITE, AND NEEDLE SIZE

IAC recently revised Administering Vaccines: Dose, Route, Site, and Needle Size ([link removed]) and Administering Vaccines to Adults: Dose, Route, Site, and Needle Size ([link removed]) to add the 0.7-mL dose for high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine.

Related Links
* IAC’s Handouts: Administering Vaccines ([link removed]) gateway page
* IAC’s Handouts for Patients and Staff ([link removed]) gateway page, where you can sort materials by topic, vaccine, or language
* IACEducational Materials for Patients and Staff ([link removed])—an alphabetical listing of more

------------------------------------------------------------
IAC UPDATES “HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL VACCINATION RECOMMENDATIONS” WITH INFORMATION ON MENB AND TDAP/TD VACCINES

IAC recently revised its popular handout Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Recommendations ([link removed]). Changes were made to update information on MenB boosters and to incorporate either Tdap or Td as decennial boosters.

Related Links
* IAC’s Handouts: Healthcare Personnel ([link removed]) gateway page
* IAC’s Handouts for Patients and Staff ([link removed]) gateway page, where you can sort materials by topic, vaccine, or language
* IACEducational Materials for Patients and Staff ([link removed])—an alphabetical listing of more than 300 ready-to-print staff educational materials and patient handouts

------------------------------------------------------------
IAC UPDATES ITS PARENT HANDOUT “WHAT IF YOU DON’T VACCINATE YOUR CHILD?”

IAC recently updated several URLs in its handout for parents titled What If You Don’t Vaccinate Your Child? ([link removed])

Related Links
* IAC’s Handouts for Parents ([link removed]) gateway page
* IAC’s Handouts for Patients and Staff ([link removed]) gateway page, where you can sort materials by topic, vaccine, or language
* IAC Educational Materials for Patients and Staff ([link removed])—an alphabetical listing of more than 300 ready-to-print staff educational materials and patient handouts

------------------------------------------------------------
Featured Resources
------------------------------------------------------------
PBS documentary about IAC, Protecting Health: Saving Lives, makes a powerful case for vaccination. Please share with your colleagues and friends on social media!

The award-winning PBS television documentary series, Visionaries, hosted by Sam Waterston features IAC in the episode, Protecting Health: Saving Lives ([link removed]). This 30-minute film showcases IAC’s founder and executive director Dr. Deborah Wexler’s commitment to supporting the nation’s healthcare professionals with immunization education information and materials. Protecting Health: Saving Lives makes a powerful case for vaccination, addressing and defusing the fears that fuel the antivaccine movement, presenting stories of vaccine-preventable disease, and recognizing the science that has saved millions of lives through vaccination.

Protecting Health: Saving Lives is premiering on more than 100 PBS stations nationwide in the months ahead, but you can watch it right now on IAC’s website at www.immunize.org/aboutus/iac-film-history.asp. We’d very much appreciate your circulating the film by sharing this link with your colleagues and friends through member newsletters, e-mail listservs, social media channels, conferences and web-based events, and web pages.

Sharing Protecting Health: Saving Lives ([link removed]) is easy! Just go to [link removed] or click on the film's image in the right column of IAC's immunize.org main page. Click the “share” button, and choose the social media site where you’d like your friends, family, and colleagues to view the film.

To learn more about the PBS Visionaries series, visit www.visionaries.org ([link removed]).

------------------------------------------------------------
IN IAC’S “VIDEO OF THE WEEK,” THE U.S. SURGEON GENERAL REMINDS PARENTS TO GET THEIR CHILDREN VACCINATED TO PREVENT SERIOUS DISEASES

In this September 2020 video, Catch-Up to Get Ahead on Childhood Immunizations ([link removed]), Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams tells parents that catching up on recommended vaccinations is the best way to ensure that children stay healthy during this challenging time by protecting them from preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis, and whooping cough. He assures us that healthcare providers are taking additional steps to keep families safe from COVID-19 during office visits. (Source: HHS)

Visit the VOTW archive ([link removed]).

------------------------------------------------------------
IT'S TIME TO VACCINATE AGAINST FLU. IAC’S BRIGHT RED "FLU VACCINE" BUTTONS AND STICKERS CAN HELP. ORDER TODAY!

IAC “FLU VACCINE” buttons and stickers ([link removed]) are flying out of IAC’s office by the thousands! Their bright red color helps broadcast your important message about the need for flu vaccination. And the cost is nominal.

“FLU VACCINE” BUTTONS

The button measures 1.25" across and carries a bold message! Pin on lab coats, uniforms, other clothing, tote bags, or backpacks to show support for flu vaccine.

Buttons are delivered in bags of 10 buttons per bag.

Click here for pricing and ordering information for "FLU VACCINE" buttons ([link removed]).

“FLU VACCINE” STICKERS

Measuring 1.5" across, these stickers adhere well to clothing and have an easy-peel-off back.

Stickers are delivered to you cut individually (not on rolls)—available in bundles of 100.

Click here for pricing and ordering information for “FLU VACCINE” stickers. ([link removed])

Visit Shop IAC for additional items ([link removed]), including "Vaccines Save Lives" enamel pins, patient record cards, and a vaccine administration training video.

------------------------------------------------------------
Journal Articles and Newsletters
------------------------------------------------------------
CDC publishes August issue of Immunization Works newsletter; subscribe for monthly immunization information

CDC released the August issue ([link removed]) of its monthly newsletter Immunization Works. The newsletter offers the immunization community information about current topics. The information is in the public domain and may be circulated widely.

Related Links
* CDC's Immunization Works August 2020 ([link removed]) (latest issue)
* CDC's Immunization Works ([link removed]) gateway page with links to archives
* CDC's Subscription Service ([link removed]) web page

------------------------------------------------------------
CDC PUBLISHES GRAPH SHOWING “PREVALENCE OF PAST OR PRESENT INFECTION WITH HEPATITIS B VIRUS AMONG ADULTS AGED ≥18 YEARS, BY RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN—NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY, 1999–2018”

CDC published a "Quick Stats" report, Prevalence of Past or Present Infection with Hepatitis B Virus among Adults Aged ≥18 Years, by Race and Hispanic Origin—National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2018 ([link removed]) in the September 4 issue of MMWR. The text accompanying the "Quick Stats" graphic is reprinted below.

The prevalence of past or present infection with hepatitis B virus among adults aged ≥18 years declined from 5.7% in 1999–2002 to 4.3% in 2015–2018. A decline among non-Hispanic White (3.5% to 2.1%), non-Hispanic Black (15.6% to 10.8%), and Mexican American (3.5% to 1.8%) adults also occurred over the same period. Prevalence was higher among non-Hispanic Black adults than among both non-Hispanic White and Mexican American adults for all periods.

------------------------------------------------------------
Education and Training
------------------------------------------------------------
CDC’S RECORDED WEBINAR ON VARICELLA AND ZOSTER VACCINES, AS WELL AS TEN OTHER SEGMENTS IN THE "PINK BOOK" WEEKLY SERIES, AVAILABLE NOW

CDC continues its 15-part pre-recorded webinar series ([link removed]) to provide a chapter-by-chapter overview of the 13th edition of Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases ([link removed]) (also known as "The Pink Book"). The series discusses vaccination principles, general best practices, immunization strategies, and specific information about vaccine-preventable diseases and the vaccines that prevent them. Each broadcast includes updated information from Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meetings.
There is no registration needed to view the sessions. The link to each course can be accessed at midday on the indicated date or thereafter. Information and program details are available on CDC's Pink Book Webinar Series ([link removed]) web page.

The first eleven webinars are available online now ([link removed]). The next two webinars are scheduled as follows:
* September 16: Hepatitis B
* September 23: HPV

Continuing education credits are available for each event. Questions about the material can be submitted to [email protected].

All the sections of "The Pink Book" (i.e., chapters, appendices, 2017 supplement) are available to download at no charge at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/index.html. You also can order this resource from the Public Health Foundation ([link removed]) for $45 plus shipping and handling.

------------------------------------------------------------
CALIFORNIA IMMUNIZATION COALITION HOSTS WEBINAR TITLED “FAMILIES FIGHTING FLU: MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER” ON SEPTEMBER 22

On September 22 at 3:00 p.m. (ET) the California Immunization Coalition will sponsor a webinar titled Families Fighting Flu: More Important than Ever ([link removed]). It will feature Serese Marotta, executive director of Families Fighting Flu, who will discuss tools for communicating the importance of flu vaccination, including personal stories, social media, and partnerships.

Registration information ([link removed])

------------------------------------------------------------
On the Lighter Side
------------------------------------------------------------
IN THIS 1972 PSA FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE, THE GHOST OF "TEEN ANGEL" PROMOTES POLIO VACCINE

In this nostalgic 30-second look at vaccine advocacy 48 years ago, the ghost of "Teen Angel" promotes oral polio vaccine ([link removed]). Produced by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1972, it is part of a PSA collection curated by vaccine expert William L. Atkinson, MD, MPH.

Previous PSAs mentioned in “On the Lighter Side” are available when viewing this Vimeo video ([link removed]).


IAC Express
IAC Express Home ([link removed])
2020 Issues ([link removed])
2019 Issues ([link removed])
2018 Issues ([link removed])
2017 ([link removed]) – (#IACX4) 1997 Issues ([link removed])

[link removed]

[link removed]

------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
[link removed]
------------------------------------------------------------

Video of the Week

[link removed]
Catch-Up to Get Ahead on Childhood Immunizations: Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams tells parents that catching up on recommended vaccinations is the best way to ensure that children stay healthy during this challenging time by protecting them from preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis, and whooping cough. He assures us that healthcare providers are taking additional steps to keep families safe from COVID-19 during office visits. (Source: HHS)

Visit the VOTW archive ([link removed])

------------------------------------------------------------

Follow Us

[link removed]
[link removed]

------------------------------------------------------------

Technically Speaking
[link removed]

Read Dr. Wexler's column for the Vaccine Education Center's monthly newsletter,Vaccine Update

------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]

[link removed]

------------------------------------------------------------

Vaccinating Adults:
A Step-by-Step Guide

[link removed]

New! IAC's 142-page book available for free download ([link removed]).

------------------------------------------------------------

Calendar of Events
[link removed]

Conferences, meetings, and training opportunities

------------------------------------------------------------

Patient Record Cards

[link removed]
Record cards for patients --child & teen ([link removed]), adult ([link removed]), and lifetime ([link removed]) -- are printed on durable paper and sized to fit in a wallet when folded

------------------------------------------------------------

DVD: Immunization Techniques
[link removed]

Every practice should have this award winning, "how-to" training video

------------------------------------------------------------

Protect Newborns Guidebook
[link removed]

Comprehensive guide Hepatitis B: What Hospitals Need to Do to Protect Newborns ([link removed])

------------------------------------------------------------

Editorial Information

Editor
Deborah L. Wexler, MD ([email protected])

Associate Editors
John Grabenstein, RPh, PhD ([email protected])
Sharon Humiston, MD, MPH ([email protected])

Consulting Editors
Taryn Chapman, MS ([email protected])
Marian Deegan, JD ([email protected])
Courtnay Londo, MA ([email protected])
Jane Myers, MA, EdM ([email protected])

Technical Editor
Liv Augusta Anderson, MPP ([email protected])

About IAC Express
The Immunization Action Coalition welcomes redistribution of this issue of IAC Express or selected articles. When you do so, please add a note that the Immunization Action Coalition is the source of the material and provide a link to this issue ([link removed]).

IAC Express is supported in part by Grant No.
6NH23IP922550 from the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC.

IAC Express Disclaimer ([link removed])
ISSN: 1526-1786

Our mailing address is
2550 University Avenue West, Suite 415 North
Saint Paul, MN 55114

To unsubscribe to this publication, go to: [link removed]
==============================================

Unsubscribe [email protected] from this list:
[link removed]