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Issue 1,517: September 23, 2020

Top Stories
* HHS and DOD release CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim Playbook and Operation Warp Speed’s "Strategy for Distributing a COVID-19 Vaccine"
* IAC is seeking guidance documents on mass vaccination strategies. Do you have any to share?
* IAC Spotlight! IAC’s "History through Film" web page features PBS documentary about 30 years of IAC titled Protecting Health: Saving Lives. Please share.
* IAC enrolls three new birthing institutions into its Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll; seven previously honored institutions qualify for additional years' honors
* Reminder: IAC’s gateway page “Vaccination and COVID-19” offers a collection of tools from many organizations to sustain routine vaccination services during the pandemic
* Not-to-miss immunization articles in the news

Featured Resources
* In IAC’s “Video of the Week”: On August 25, 2020, WHO African Region was officially declared free of wild poliovirus
* Use our website www.Give2MenACWY.org to enhance your efforts at increasing rates of MenACWY booster and other adolescent vaccinations
* IAC's comprehensive Vaccinating Adults: A Step-by-Step Guide is available for free download either by chapter or in its entirety (142 pages)
* It's time to vaccinate against flu. IAC’s bright red "FLU VACCINE" buttons and stickers can help. Order today!

#IACX10Journal Articles and Newsletters
* CDC publishes “Decreased Influenza Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic—United States, Australia, Chile, and South Africa, 2020” in MMWR
* “Postmarketing Safety of Vaccines Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration” published in Annals of Internal Medicine
* “Trends in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Commercially Insured Children in the United States” published in Pediatrics

Education and Training
* CANVax and Immunize Canada offer webinar "Influenza in the Time of COVID: Hoping for the Best, Planning for the Worst" on September 24
* Immunize Nevada offers webinar “Challenges of Influenza Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Racial and Ethnic Disparities” on September 24
* Immunize Nevada offers webinar “The Critical Importance of Flu Prevention: Insights from a Mother Whose Daughter Almost Didn't Survive” on September 25

On the Lighter Side
* Dr. John Clarke’s creative rap video during the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic puts a fresh spin on flu prevention education from HHS

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Top Stories
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HHS and DOD release CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim Playbook and Operation Warp Speed’s “STRATEGY FOR DISTRIBUTING A COVID-19 VACCINE”

On September 16, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DOD) released two documents outlining the Nation’s detailed strategy to quickly and reliably deliver safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses to the American people. CDC's 57-page COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim Playbook ([link removed]) outlines for state, tribal, territorial, and local public health programs and their partners how to plan and implement a vaccination response to COVID-19 within their respective jurisdictions. Operation Warp Speed’s 11-page Strategy for Distributing a COVID-19 Vaccine ([link removed]) provides a strategic overview of COVID-19 vaccination plans.

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Detailed planning is ongoing to ensure rapid distribution of COVID-19 vaccine quickly after the FDA authorizes or approves one or more vaccines and CDC makes recommendations for who should receive initial doses. Engage with your community partners now.

Access the press release. ([link removed])

Related Links
* HHS: Administration Releases COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Strategy ([link removed]) (9/16/20 press release)
* CDC's COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim Playbook ([link removed]) (PDF)
* OWS's Strategy for Distributing a COVID-19 Vaccine ([link removed]) (PDF)
* Infographic: OWS COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Process ([link removed]) (PDF)

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IAC IS SEEKING GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS ON MASS VACCINATION STRATEGIES. DO YOU HAVE ANY TO SHARE?

IAC's newest website, www.Mass-Vaccination-Resources.org ([link removed]), assists you in finding a wide range of ideas for developing your own mass vaccination clinics. Mass vaccination efforts will be useful for expediting flu vaccination this fall and may be needed after COVID-19 vaccines are released for use in large groups of people.

The website features a searchable list of links to guidance documents, toolkits, publications, webinars, and other resources that focus on a variety of venues, including curbside, drive-through, and walk-through clinics; mobile medical vans; pharmacies; and schools.

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Many of the documents were written in the pre-pandemic era and will need modification to ensure that additional protections, such as social distancing and personal protective equipment, help safeguard against COVID-19 transmission.

If you have a resource to suggest for the website, please send a message to [email protected] (mailto:[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])

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IAC SPOTLIGHT! IAC’S “HISTORY THROUGH FILM” web page features PBS documentary about 30 years of IAC titled Protecting Health: Saving Lives. Please share.

IAC's IAC History through Film ([link removed]) web page (www.immunize.org/aboutus/iac-fil-history.asp) features Protecting Health: Saving Lives, a 30-minute film about IAC from the award-winning PBS television documentary series, Visionaries, hosted by Sam Waterston. The documentary follows IAC’s founder and executive director Dr. Deborah Wexler’s passion from IAC's origins in 1988–90 while she provided care to undervaccinated children in the Hmong community of St. Paul, through to her founding and continued leadership of IAC, a nationally renowned provider of immunization education resources. Also featured in the film are Patsy Stinchfield, CPNP, Children’s MN; Karen Ernst, Voices for Vaccines; and IAC’s Dr. L.J Tan and Dr. Mary Koslap-Petraco.

Protecting Health: Saving Lives makes a powerful case for vaccination, addressing and defusing the fears that fuel the antivaccine movement, showcasing stories of vaccine-preventable disease, and recognizing the science that has saved millions of lives through vaccination.

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IAC's IAC History through Film ([link removed]) web page also houses, on the lower half of the web page, The Early Years at IAC, a 9-minute film from 1995 that captures some highlights of IAC's activities during the early 1990s.

This web page, www.immunize.org/aboutus/iac-fil-history.asp, is easily accessed from the home page of www.immunize.org by clicking on the display box, third from the top, in the right-hand column. The display box is also available in the right sidebar of IAC Express issues.

Please share this page with your friends and colleagues.

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* IAC's About Us ([link removed]) gateway page
* PBS's www.visionaries.org ([link removed])

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IAC ENROLLS THREE NEW BIRTHING INSTITUTIONS INTO ITS HEPATITIS B BIRTH DOSE HONOR ROLL; SEVEN PREVIOUSLY HONORED INSTITUTIONS QUALIFY FOR ADDITIONAL YEARS' HONORS

The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) is pleased to announce that three new institutions have been accepted into its Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll ([link removed]) , for a total of 519 honorees. The birthing institutions are listed below with their reported hepatitis B birth dose coverage rates in parentheses.
* AdventHealth Ottawa, Ottawa, KS (97%)
* Coffey County Hospital, Burlington, KS (93%)
* Women’s Hospital at Saint Joseph East, Lexington, KY (99%)

One institution is being recognized for a second year:
* Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, KS (95%)

One institution is being recognized for a third year:
* Indiana University Health North, Carmel, IN (93%)

Three institutions are being recognized for a fourth year:
* ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE (94%)
* Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas, Rogers, AR (94%)
* UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA (94%)

One institution is being recognized for a fifth year:
* Guthrie Corning Hospital, Corning, NY (95%)

Finally, one institution is being recognized for a sixth year:
* Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg, KY (98%)

The Honor Roll now includes 519 birthing institutions from 44 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and an overseas U.S. military base. One hundred seventeen institutions have qualified for two years, 73 institutions have qualified three times, 39 institutions have qualified four times, 24 institutions have qualified five times, 18 institutions have qualified six times, seven institutions have qualified seven times, two institutions have qualified eight times and one institution has qualified nine times.

The Honor Roll is a key part of IAC’s major initiative urging the nation’s hospitals to Give Birth to the End of Hep B ([link removed]) . Hospitals and birthing centers are recognized for attaining high coverage rates for administering hepatitis B vaccine at birth and meeting specific additional criteria. The initiative urges qualifying healthcare organizations to apply for the Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll online ([link removed]) .

To be included in the Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll, a birthing institution must have: (1) reported a coverage rate of 90 percent or greater, over a 12-month period, for administering hepatitis B vaccine before hospital discharge to all newborns, including those whose parents refuse vaccination, and (2) implemented specific written policies, procedures, and protocols to protect all newborns from hepatitis B virus infection prior to hospital discharge.

Honorees are also awarded an 8.5" x 11" color certificate suitable for framing and their acceptance is announced to IAC Express’s approximately 52,000 readers.

Please visit the Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll web page ([link removed]) that lists these institutions and their exceptional efforts to protect infants from perinatal hepatitis B transmission.

Related IAC Resources
* Give Birth to the End of Hep B ([link removed]) gateway page
* Fact sheet about the birth dose honor roll: Do You Qualify for the Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll? If So, Apply Today ([link removed])
* Handout on IAC’s campaign: Give Birth to the End of Hep B ([link removed])
* Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll ([link removed]) web page
* 84-page guidebook, Hepatitis B: What Hospitals Need to Do to Protect Newborns ([link removed]) , which contains a wide range of resources to help birthing institutions establish, implement, and optimize their hepatitis B vaccine birth dose policies
* Give Birth to the End of Hep B slide set ([link removed]) , includes script (43 slides)
* Strategies to Increase Enrollment in IAC's Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll ([link removed]) (83 slides)

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=REMINDER: IAC’S GATEWAY PAGE “VACCINATION AND COVID-19” OFFERS A COLLECTION OF TOOLS FROM MANY ORGANIZATIONS 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 during the COVID-19 pandemic. At this gateway, IAC has assembled key 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 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 catch-up vaccination, so be sure to check back regularly.

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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].)

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NOT-TO-MISS IMMUNIZATION ARTICLES IN THE NEWS

These recent articles convey the potential risks of vaccine-preventable diseases and the importance of vaccination.
* New York Times: Moderna and Pfizer Reveal Secret Blueprints for Coronavirus Vaccine Trials ([link removed]) (9/17/20)
* NBC New York: Letter Targeting ‘Minorities’ on Long Island Spreads Misinformation about COVID Vaccine ([link removed]) (9/15/20)
* CNN: Some Pediatricians Refuse to Treat Kids If Parents Reject Vaccines, Study Finds ([link removed]) (9/15/20)
* Time: The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Erased Decades of Progress on Childhood Vaccination ([link removed] ) (9/15/20)
* Fortune: 6 Questions That Must Be Answered in the Race for a Vaccine ([link removed]) (9/15/20)
* Reuters: Fact Check: Comparing Vaccine Efforts for COVID-19 to Influenza, RSV, and Cancer Lacks Context ([link removed]) (9/14/20)
* The Guardian: Opinion: Don’t Jump to Conclusions about the Oxford Vaccine Trial Suspension ([link removed]) http:// [link removed](9/10/20)

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Featured Resources
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IN IAC’S “VIDEO OF THE WEEK”: ON AUGUST 25, 2020, WHO AFRICAN REGION WAS OFFICIALLY DECLARED FREE OF WILD POLIOVIRU

This August 2020 video from WHO ([link removed]) , shows Africa's great efforts to eliminate polio. In the 1990s, wild polio paralyzed 75,000 children in Africa each year. On August 25, 2020, the WHO African Region was declared free of wild polio, thanks to heroic frontline workers and support from regional governments, partner organizations, and donors. Africa is now using the expertise and infrastructure from this elimination effort to achieve other public health goals.

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USE OUR WEBSITE WWW.GIVE2MENACWY.ORG TO ENHANCE YOUR EFFORTS AT INCREASING RATES OF MENACWY BOOSTER AND OTHER ADOLESCENT VACCINATIONS

Last fall IAC unveiled a major upgrade to www.Give2MenACWY.org ([link removed]) , promoting the importance of adolescent vaccination and administering a booster dose of MenACWY vaccine at age 16.

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Aimed at healthcare professionals, the site was revised to incorporate updated materials and to highlight the importance of all recommended vaccines for 16-year-olds. A simplified navigation structure makes locating information a breeze.

The colorful Give2MenACWY.org website ([link removed]) is divided into five easy-to-access sections:
* Vaccinate Teens ([link removed]) – The tools included on this web page offer helpful information on teen vaccination schedules and tips for improving adolescent vaccination rates
* Give 2 Doses ([link removed]) – Just a little over half of teens have received a second dose of MenACWY vaccine; this web page offers tools to help improve second dose coverage
* 16-Year-Old Visit ([link removed]) – These resources help both providers and their patients remember the important vaccines recommended for 16-year-olds
* Tools for Providers ([link removed]) – These tools from CDC, IAC, and other organizations explain meningococcal ACWY vaccine recommendations and assist in improving coverage for all recommended adolescent vaccines
* Resources ([link removed]) – This section offers print materials ([link removed]), links to organizations ([link removed]) involved in adolescent vaccination, personal stories ([link removed]) about the importance of vaccination, and additional resources ([link removed]) of interest

Additional time savings are provided by the site’s single location where all website materials are listed ([link removed]) according to whether they are primarily of interest to providers or to patients/parents. Other sections relate to general adolescent immunization, as well as meningococcal disease and vaccine information.

Visit Give2MenACWY.org ([link removed]) and enjoy browsing (and deploying) its bountiful resources, brought to you by IAC's collaboration with Sanofi Pasteur.

Related Links
* MenACWY Campaign’s Give2MenACWY.org ([link removed]) website
* Multi-organizationDear Colleague Letter: 16-Year-Old Patients: Make Sure They Receive Their Annual Well Visit and Vaccinations ([link removed])
* MenACWY Campaign’sAlgorithm for MenACWY Immunization in Adolescents 11–18 Years of Age ([link removed])
* MenACWY Campaign’s MenACWY: You're Not Done If You Give Just One: Give 2 Doses to Strengthen Protection ([link removed])
* MenACWY Campaign’s Recommending MenACWY: What to Say and How to Say It ([link removed])
* MenACWY Campaign’s Top 10 Ways to Improve Adolescent Immunization Rates ([link removed])
* MenACWY Campaign’s Developing an Immunization Culture in Your Office ([link removed])
* MenACWY Campaign’s Know Your Rates: Measuring Immunization Success in Your Practice ([link removed])
* IAC's You're 16: We Recommend These Vaccines for You ([link removed])
* National Meningitis Association's The16Vaccine.org ([link removed]) website

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IAC's comprehensive Vaccinating Adults: A Step-by-Step Guide is available for free download either by chapter or in its entirety (142 pages)

Download IAC's free book on all aspects of adult immunization, to help train your team and refresh your leaders: Vaccinating Adults: A Step-by-Step Guide (Guide) ([link removed]).

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This up-to-date, thorough "how to" guide on adult immunization provides easy-to-use, practical information covering essential adult immunization activities. It helps vaccine providers enhance their existing adult immunization services or introduce them into any clinical setting.

In addition, the Guide is filled with hundreds of web addresses and references to help providers stay up to date on the latest immunization information, both now and in the future.

The Guide is available to download/print either by chapter or in its entirety free at www.immunize.org/guide. The downloaded version is suitable for double-sided printing. The National Vaccine Program Office and CDC both supported the development of the Guide and provided early technical review.

The Guide is a uniquely valuable resource to assist providers in increasing adult vaccination rates. Be sure to get a copy today!

Related Links
* Vaccinating Adults: A Step-by-Step Guide ([link removed]) gateway page, permitting download of entire Guide (142 pages, PDF) ([link removed])
* View the table of contents and individual chapters (PDF):
– Table of Contents ([link removed])
– Step 1: Getting Started ([link removed])
– Step 2: Setting Up for Vaccination Services ([link removed])
– Step 3: Vaccine Storage and Handling ([link removed])
– Step 4: Deciding Whom to Vaccinate ([link removed])
– Step 5: Administering Vaccines ([link removed])
– Step 6: Documentation and Related Issues ([link removed])
– Step 7A: Financial Considerations ([link removed])
– Step 7B: How to Bill for Adult Immunizations ([link removed])
* Promotional flyer for Vaccinating Adults: A Step-by-Step Guide ([link removed])
* IAC’s educational materials (handouts) on adult immunization ([link removed])

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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.

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“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.

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Journal Articles and Newsletters
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CDC publishes “Decreased Influenza Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic—United States, Australia, Chile, and South Africa, 2020” in MMWR

CDC published Decreased Influenza Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic—United States, Australia, Chile, and South Africa, 2020 ([link removed]) in the September 18 issue of MMWR.

Getting a flu vaccine offers the best protection against flu during any flu season, and it is more important than ever during 2020–21 because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Data in this report suggest that actions to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, such as wearing a mask and social distancing, could reduce the spread of flu this fall and winter if widely practiced. However, it’s impossible to say with certainty what will happen during the upcoming flu season, making it important to prepare for both flu and COVID-19 outbreaks.
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Related Link
* MMWR gateway page ([link removed]) provides access to MMWR Weekly, MMWR Recommendations and Reports, MMWR Surveillance Summaries, and MMWR Supplements

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“Postmarketing Safety of Vaccines Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration” published in Annals of Internal Medicine

In its September 15 issue, Annals of Internal Medicine published Postmarketing Safety of Vaccines Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ([link removed]) . The study focused on a descriptive analysis of the prevalence and characteristics of safety-related changes to vaccine prescribing information from 1996–2015. Their secondary focus was to describe the distribution of data sources triggering these modifications. The conclusions section appears here.

Over a 20-year period, vaccines were found to be remarkably safe. A large proportion of safety issues were identified through existing postmarketing surveillance programs and were of limited clinical significance. These findings confirm the robustness of the vaccine approval system and postmarketing surveillance.

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“Trends in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Commercially Insured Children in the United States” published in Pediatrics

In its September issue, Pediatrics published Trends in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Commercially Insured Children in the United States ([link removed]) . The Healthy People 2020 vaccination goal is 80% by age 15 for the 2-dose HPV vaccine, recommended for girls in 2006 and for boys in 2011. This study looked at nationwide population-based data to describe the trends in HPV vaccination in children. Although they found increasing trends in HPV vaccine coverage among commercially insured children in the U.S., the authors found the nation still falls behind target, with substantial disparities by state.

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Education and Training
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CANVAX AND IMMUNIZE CANADA OFFER WEBINAR "INFLUENZA IN THE TIME OF COVID: HOPING FOR THE BEST, PLANNING FOR THE WORST" ON SEPTEMBER 24

CANVax and Immunize Canada will offer the webinar Influenza in the Time of COVID: Hoping for the Best, Planning for the Worst ([link removed]) on September 24 from 1:00–2:00 p.m. (ET). The webinar will review influenza activity in the 2019–20 northern hemisphere season in Canada, and the 2020 season in the southern hemisphere. Additionally, the webinar will talk about the implications for the 2020–21 season, about NACI recommendations for vaccination in the fall of 2020, and about NACI recommended changes to programs to manage influenza vaccination during the pandemic. The speaker will be Allison McGreer, MD, FRCPC, professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.

Register today! ([link removed])

This webinar will be recorded and the recording will be posted on Immunize Canada's YouTube channel ([link removed]) and on the CANVax joint Immunize Canada and CANVax Webinar Series ([link removed]) gateway page.

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Immunize Nevada offers webinar “Challenges of Influenza Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Racial and Ethnic Disparities” on September 24

Immunize Nevada will present a webinar titled Challenges of Influenza Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Racial and Ethnic Disparities ([link removed]) on September 24 at 12:00 p.m. (PT). Speaker Flor M. Muñoz, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, infectious diseases, molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine, will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and how its disproportionate effect on communities of color has further highlighted persistent racial and ethnic disparities in both healthcare and public health. Recommendations for influenza vaccination for the 2020–21 season, the potential impact of COVID-19, and the importance of influenza vaccination will also be discussed. CE credit is offered.

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Immunize Nevada offers webinar “The Critical Importance of Flu Prevention: Insights from a Mother Whose Daughter Almost Didn't Survive” on September 25

Immunize Nevada will host a webinar titled The Critical Importance of Flu Prevention: Insights from a Mother Whose Daughter Almost Didn't Survive ([link removed]) on September 25 at 12:00 p.m. (PT). The webinar will feature Shelle Allen, president for Families Fighting Flu. This program will share insights on the potential dangers of flu from a mother whose daughter was hospitalized for 93 days to treat her influenza illness. Highlights will include the value of personal storytelling in risk communication and the critical need to take flu 'off the table' this season.

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On the Lighter Side
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DR. JOHN CLARKE’S CREATIVE RAP VIDEO DURING THE 2009 H1N1 FLU PANDEMIC PUTS A FRESH SPIN ON FLU PREVENTION EDUCATION FROM HHS

In this 1-minute PSA titled H1N1 Rap ([link removed]), Dr. John Clarke of Baldwin, NY, winner of HHS’s 2009 H1N1 PSA Contest, put a fresh spin on flu prevention education during the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic. It remains relevant today. This is part of a PSA collection curated by vaccine expert William L. Atkinson, MD, MPH.

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Africa Kicks Out Wild Poliovirus, August 2020: In the 1990s, wild polio paralyzed 75,000 children in Africa every year. On August 25, 2020, the WHO African Region was declared free of wild polio, thanks to heroic frontline workers and the leadership and support from regional governments, partner organizations, and donors. Africa is now using the expertise and infrastructure from this elimination effort to achieve other public health goals.

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Vaccinating Adults:
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Patient Record Cards

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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

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DVD: Immunization Techniques

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

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

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Editorial Information
Editor
Deborah L. Wexler, MD (mailto:[email protected])
Associate Editors
John Grabenstein, RPh, PhD (mailto:[email protected])
Sharon Humiston, MD, MPH (mailto:[email protected])
Consulting Editors
Taryn Chapman, MS (mailto:[email protected])
Marian Deegan, JD (mailto:[email protected])
Courtnay Londo, MA (mailto:[email protected])
Technical Editor
Liv Augusta Anderson, MPP (mailto:[email protected])

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