Updates from February 2019 ACIP Meeting
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This March 19, 2019 National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) webinar will give updates from the February 2019 ACIP meeting, including current U.S. vaccination recommendations for children, adolescents, and adults.
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March 5, 2019 |
Immunization Lifelong Learners Short Course (ILLSC)
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A one-day ILLSC at Fort Knox, KY (April 24, 2019) has now been opened for registration.
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March 4, 2019
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Vaccine Package Inserts
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The prescribing information for FluMist quadrivalent influenza vaccine (prescribing information starts on page 2) has been updated with information about use in specific populations and concomitant administration with other live vaccines.
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March 4, 2019 |
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Notes from the Field: Measles Outbreak in an Era of Stricter Immunization Requirements — California, March 2018
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In a 2018 outbreak in California, six unvaccinated patients with measles all had parents who had chosen not to vaccinate them during childhood. Since 2016, children entering school in California may no longer receive exemptions from immunization requirements based on parental personal beliefs. However, interviews with local health authorities suggest that some students without contraindications to vaccination have received medical exemptions.
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March 1, 2019
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Progress Toward Hepatitis B Control and Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus — Western Pacific Region, 2005–2017
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In 1990, chronic hepatitis B virus infection in the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region (WPR) was highly endemic. During 2005-2017, increases in coverage for both the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose and third dose led to a decline in prevalence of chronic hepatitis infection in children to <1% in 25 countries.
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March 1, 2019
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| MILPERSMAN 1730-020 Immunization Exemptions for Religious Beliefs |
Navy Military Personnel Manual (MILPERSMAN) guidance on requesting immunization exemptions. |
March 1, 2019 |
III MEF Force Health Protection Requirements 2019
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Provides Force Health Protection guidance to all personnel attached, assigned, or reporting to III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) units.
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March 1, 2019
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| Vaccine Package Inserts |
The prescribing information for Zostavax shingles vaccine has been updated with information about possible adverse reactions. |
February 25, 2019 |
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MMQC-19-1341 Current Yellow Fever Vaccine Inventory - Suspense 10 March 2019
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All immunization sites are to report their inventory of yellow fever vaccine, even if they have on-hand zero balance, by March 10, 2019.
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February 25, 2019 |
| Immunization Lifelong Learners Short Course (ILLSC) |
One-day ILLSCs at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL (March 27, 2019) and Camp Lejeune, NC (April 2, 2019) have now been opened for registration. |
February 20, 2019 |
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Update: Influenza Activity — United States, September 30, 2018–February 2, 2019
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As of February 2, 2019, this has been a low-severity influenza season, with a lower percentage of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI), lower rates of hospitalization, and fewer deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza, compared with recent seasons.
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February 20, 2019
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Interim Estimates of 2018–19 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness — United States, February 2019
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The overall estimated effectiveness of 2018-2019 seasonal influenza vaccine for preventing medically attended, laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infection was 47 percent.
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February 20, 2019
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Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for Use of Hepatitis A Vaccine for Persons Experiencing Homelessness
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All persons aged ≥1 year experiencing homelessness should be routinely immunized against hepatitis A virus. Vaccination of homeless persons facilitates integration of hepatitis A vaccine into routine preventive services.
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February 20, 2019
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| Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Guidelines |
The ACIP has updated its recommendations for hepatitis A vaccine. |
February 20, 2019 |