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Immunize.org launches new social media program to highlight our educational resources; please like and share on your channels!
Immunize.org launched a new social media program to highlight our educational resources. Our social media channels now feature our most popular printable resources and Ask the Experts questions, as well as announcements important to frontline vaccinators. Like, follow, and share Immunize.org’s social media accounts and encourage colleagues and others interested in vaccination to do likewise:
Each additional follower extends the reach of our work to help healthcare professionals deliver quality vaccination services to people of all ages.
Back to top August is National Immunization Awareness Month; promote vaccination with helpful resources for all ages August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). This annual observance highlights efforts to protect people of all ages against vaccine-preventable diseases through on-time vaccination. This year, NIAM focuses our attention on the urgent need to catch up on routine visits and vaccinations that were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
CDC encourages its partners to share these messages and resources throughout August using the hashtag #ivax2protect. Stay tuned for more resources to be released throughout the coming weeks.
The Autism Society of America released its Guide to Accessible Vaccine Clinics, which shares helpful tips and links for vaccination providers who serve neurodiverse patients, including those with autism. Neurodiverse people may avoid vaccinations because vaccination visits can be traumatic and stressful. The guide also offers ideas that may be valuable to all patients of any age who have anxiety about vaccination visits. Related Links
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World Hepatitis Day is recognized annually on July 28, the birthday of Baruch Blumberg, MD, PhD, who discovered the hepatitis B virus in 1967 and two years later developed the basis for the first hepatitis B vaccine. This year’s campaign was “I Can’t Wait,” which highlighted the need to accelerate the fight against viral hepatitis and the importance of testing and treatment for people who need it. The campaign will amplify the voices of people affected by viral hepatitis, calling for immediate action and the end of stigma and discrimination.
Immunize.org offers many resources that focus on communication between healthcare personnel, patients, and caregivers. These recent articles convey the potential risks of vaccine-preventable diseases and the importance of vaccination.
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American Academy of Pediatrics develops interactive map to explore each state’s vaccination rates and compare them with national rates
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) developed an interactive map, Child Vaccination across America. This tool allows the user to see state and national vaccination rates (including COVID-19 vaccination rates) and outbreaks when hovering over the map. Users also can learn about vaccination gaps related to insurance, race and ethnicity, poverty, and geographic area. On Voices for Vaccines’ new podcast, William Schaffner, MD, describes what’s going on with non-COVID-19 respiratory viruses
Voices for Vaccines (VFV) posted a new entry in its Vax Talk podcast series, It's Not COVID, featuring William Schaffner, MD. A description from the VFV web page appears below. Providers working in clinics and hospitals have noticed something: non-COVID respiratory viruses are acting differently. Flu is lingering into June, RSV is messing with kids off-season, and summer is no barrier between us and a cold. To find out what is happening (and okay, it might have to do with COVID) and how vaccines can help, we talked to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Dr. Bill Schaffner. CHOP’s Vaccine Education Center releases MMR vaccine and hepatitis B vaccine infographics and updates COVID-19 infographic
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's (CHOP) Vaccine Education Center (VEC) offers three new/recently updated infographics for the public:
Vaccine Makers Project adds new video playlist, “Fetal Cells and Vaccines: The Why and How,” featuring Stanley Plotkin, MD, and Paul Offit, MD
The Vaccine Makers Project (VMP) added a new video playlist titled Fetal Cells and Vaccines: The Why and How to its YouTube channel. This includes five videos featuring Stanley Plotkin, MD, inventor of the rubella vaccine, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's (CHOP) Vaccine Education Center (VEC) director, Dr. Paul Offit, MD. Their conversations describe how decades-old cell lines of fetal origin can be used today so that new abortions are not necessary to continue making vaccines that rely on these cell lines.
Explore the www.Give2MenACWY.org website to increase coverage for the MenACWY booster and other adolescent vaccinations
Immunize.org's www.Give2MenACWY.org website promotes the importance of adolescent vaccination, including the recommended MenACWY vaccine booster dose at age 16. Many teens are behind on vaccines because of the pandemic, so vaccination is more important than ever. The website is divided into five easy-to-access sections:
The site also categorizes materials according to whether they are primarily of interest to providers, to adolescents, or to parents.
CDC published Safety Monitoring of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Second Booster Doses among Adults Aged ≥ 50 Years—United States, March 29, 2022–July 10, 2022 on July 29 in MMWR. A portion of the summary appears below. Among persons aged ≥50 years who reported homologous mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, injection site and systemic reactions were less frequent after a second booster dose than after the first booster dose. Ninety-five percent of 8,515 events reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System were nonserious.... Health care providers and patients should be aware that local and systemic reactions are expected after a second mRNA COVID-19 booster dose. Serious adverse events are uncommon.
“Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Impact and Effectiveness through 12 Years after Vaccine Introduction in the United States, 2003 to 2018” published in Annals of Internal Medicine
In the July 2022 issue, Annals of Internal Medicine published Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Impact and Effectiveness through 12 Years after Vaccine Introduction in the United States, 2003 to 2018. Portions of the abstract appear below.
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“Progress toward the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B—Worldwide, 2016–2021” published in MMWR
CDC published Progress toward the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B—Worldwide, 2016–2021 on July 29, 2022 in MMWR. A portion of the summary appears below. Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV), a leading cause of liver cancer, is targeted for global elimination.... During 2016–2020, global coverage with the third dose of hepatitis B vaccine remained between 82% and 85%, whereas timely coverage with hepatitis B birth dose increased from 37% to 43%. Coverage in 2020 was ≥90% for both the hepatitis B birth dose and the 3-dose series of hepatitis B vaccine in 41% of countries. In 11 countries, prevalence of HBV surface antigen among children was ≤0.1%.... Accelerating hepatitis B birth dose introduction, increasing coverage with the third dose of hepatitis B vaccine, and monitoring programmatic and impact indicators are essential for elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HBV.
Upcoming Events
On-demand: CDC’s recorded webinars on principles of vaccination and general best practice guidelines, as well as other segments in “The Pink Book,” now rolling out weekly; CE available
CDC continues its 19-part pre-recorded webinar series to provide a chapter-by-chapter overview of the 14th edition of Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (also known as "The Pink Book"). For more upcoming events, visit our Calendar of Events. |
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