IAC Express #947 Table of Contents

August 23, 2011

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Issue Number 947

August 22, 2011

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE

1. CDC's 2011 recommendations for prevention and control of

seasonal influenza published as an MMWR Early Release

2. Spotlight on immunize.org: IAC's most popular web sections and

downloads

3. CDC reports on U.S. influenza vaccination coverage among

healthcare personnel during 2010-11 influenza season

4. CDC reports on U.S. influenza vaccination coverage among

pregnant women during 2010-11 influenza season

5. IAC's Video of the Week features a young mother

describing the death of her infant son from pertussis

6. IAC updates " Standing Orders for Administering Tetanus-

Diphtheria Toxoids & Pertussis Vaccine (Td/Tdap) to

Adults " and " Skills Checklist for Immunization "

7. 2011-12 VISs for influenza vaccines now in Arabic,

Cambodian, Chinese, Tagalog, Turkish, and Vietnamese

8. " CDC Features " educates parents about the importance of

making sure their children are fully vaccinated for

school

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

immunization schedules are available. Order a supply for

your workplace today!

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

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

California Department of Public Health, Immunization

Branch

11. MMWR publishes information about transplant-transmitted

hepatitis B virus in the United States in 2010

12. Two Clinical Vaccinology courses coming up--one to be

held in Atlanta on November 4-6, 2011, the other in

Chicago on March 9-11, 2012

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August 23, 2011