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Issue Number 926

April 25, 2011

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE

1. New: April 2011 issue of Needle Tips is now online

2. FDA expands Menactra meningococcal vaccine licensure to

include infants and toddlers ages 9 through 23 months

3. MMWR announces National Infant Immunization Week for

April 23-30, 2011

4. New: 12th edition of the Pink Book now available to order

or download

5. AAP offers free access to Pediatrics' May 2011 supplement

on vaccine safety

6. IAC's popular laminated versions of the 2011 U.S.

immunization schedules are now available. Order a supply

for your workplace today!

7. Spotlight on immunize.org: IAC's pertussis web section

offers one-stop access to vaccination information

8. IAC's Video of the Week features an entertaining animated

video that explains how vaccines work

9. ACOG's routine screening recommendations include

information on assessing patients' immunization status

10. MMWR announces World Malaria Day for April 25

11. CDC reports on opportunities for and challenges to

malaria eradication

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

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

California Department of Public Health, Immunization

Branch

13. Pennsylvania Immunization Conference scheduled for

June 30 in Lancaster