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Issue Number 923

April 11, 2011

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE

1. CDC website posts ACIP's provisional recommendations for

use of Tdap vaccine among healthcare personnel

2. APHA and AMDA issue position statements in support of

mandating influenza vaccination for healthcare workers,

joining seven other professional associations on IAC's

Honor Roll for Patient Safety

3. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society adopts position

statement regarding personal belief exemption from

immunization mandates

4. IAC's Video of the Week features a discussion between

authors Offit and Seth Mnookin on the challenges of

communicating vaccine information

5. CDC issues new edition of the VIS for yellow fever

vaccine

6. IAC updates its two professional educational-guidance

handouts on medical management of vaccine reactions

7. CDC reports on measles imported by returning U.S.

travelers ages 6-23 months during 2001-11

8. CDC reports on a measles outbreak in Hennepin County,

Minnesota, during February-March 2011

9. Spotlight on immunize.org: answers to frequently asked

questions

10. IAC updates online " Ask the Experts " Q & A section related

to MMR vaccine

11. Important update: CDC's April 21 Net Conference will

cover ACIP's changes to the use of Tdap vaccine in

adolescents and adults, as well as the general

recommendations for combination vaccines

12. CDC reports on an assessment of the completeness of

reporting on perinatal hepatitis B infection in the U.S.

13. Six updated IAC handouts now available in Turkish

14. Proportion of deaths from influenza and pneumonia remains

higher than expected, so please keep vaccinating!

15. Award-winning DVD! " Immunization Techniques: Best

Practices with Infants, Children, and Adults " --from the

California Department of Public Health, Immunization

Branch

16. CDC reports on an assessment of influenza-like illness

surveillance at the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2009

17. Some of PKIDs' April and May webinars on using social

media are related to immunization

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