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2007 Immunization News
December 2007
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December 19, 2007 Vol 56 / (Dispatch);1-2
Interim Reccommendations for the Use of Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) Conjugate Vaccines Related to the Recall of Certain Lots of Hib-Containing Vaccines (PedvaxHIB and Comvax)
- December 7, 2007 Vol 56 / No. 48
Recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Use of Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4) in Children Aged 2-10 Years at Increased Risk for Invasive Meningococcal Diease
November 2007
- November 30, 2007, Vol 56 / No. 45
Progress in Global Measles Control and Mortality Reduction, 2000-2006
The WHO and UNICEF comprehensive strategy for measles mortality reduction is focused on 47 priority countries... - November 23, 2007, Vol 56 / No. 45
National Influenza Vaccination Week November 26-December 2, 2007
To help raise awareness regarding the importance of obtaining influenza vaccination throughout the entire influenza season, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Influenza Vaccine Summit, CDC, and other partners... - November 23, 2007, Vol 56 / No. 45
Expansion of Use of Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (FluMist®) to Children Aged 2-4 Years and Other FluMist Changes for the 2007-08 Influenza Season
On September 19, 2007, MedImmune Vaccines (Gaithersburg, Maryland) received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand the use of FluMist®, a live, attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), to children aged 2-4 years (i.e., 24-49 months)... - November 23, 2007, Vol 56 / No. 45
Availability of Additional Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine for Adults (Afluria®)
On September 28, 2007, CSL Biotherapies, Inc., (King of Prussia, Pennsylvania) received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for use of Afluria®, a trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) administered intramuscularly in persons aged > 18 years. Afluria can be used for any adult influenza vaccine indication... - November 23, 2007, Vol 56 / No. 45
Erratum:Vol.56, No.46 for the MMWR
Satellite Broadcast: Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases 2007
On December 13, 2007, CDC and the Public Health Training Network will present the satellite broadcast and webcast, Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases 2007. The 3.5 - hour broadcast will occur live from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST...
- November 16, 2007, Vol 56 / No. 45
Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication - India, January 2006 - September 2007
India is one of four countries where wild poliovirus (WPV) transmission has never been interrupted (the others are Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan). An outbreak of poliomyelitis cases caused by WPV type 1 (WPV1) occurred in India... - e Family Practice News November 1, 2007 (Vol 37, Issue 21)
Gardasil, Zostavax Shots: Questions and Answers
Although most physicians are familiar with the basic facts concerning the newly introduced Gardasil and Zostavax vaccines, patients still have many questions about their use... - e Family Practice News November 1, 2007 (Vol 37, Issue 21)
Longer Influenza Immunization Season Urged
For the second year in a row, federal officials and professional societies are urging health care providers to administer influenza vaccination beyond the traditional months of October and November... - e Family Practice News November 1, 2007 (Vol 37, Issue 21)
Thimerosal Not Linked to Cognitive Performance
A study of 1,047 children found no evidence of a causal association between exposure to ethylmercury from the preservative thimerosal in vaccines during the prenatal, neonatal, or first 7 months of life and neuropsychological outcomes at ages 7–10 years, said the authors... 
November 2007 issue (Vol. 13, No. 11)
Protection and Virus Shedding of Falcons Vaccinated against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A Virus (H5N1)
Because fatal infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A (HPAI) virus subtype H5N1 have been reported in birds of prey, we sought to determine detailed information about the birds' susceptibility and protection after vaccination...- November 2007 issue (Vol. 13, No. 11)
Book Review: AIDS Vaccine Development: Challenges and Opportunities
A quarter of a century after AIDS became known as a frightening new disease, substantial progress has been attained on treatments that convert this once certain death sentence into a manageable chronic disease. While some prevention successes have been attained ... a safe and effective vaccine—the "holy grail" of public health prevention—remains elusive...
October 2007
- October 19, 2007, Vol 56
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule: United States, October 2007-September 2008
In June 2007, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices approved the Adult Immunization Schedule for October 2007-September 2008... - October 19, 2007, Vol 56
Prevention of Hepatitis A After Exposure to Hepatitis A Virus and in International Travelers. Updated Recommendations of the ACIP
Currently, ACIP recommends hepatitis A vaccination of all children at age 12-23 months, catch-up vaccination of older children in selected areas, and vaccination of persons at increased risk for hepatitis A (e.g., travelers to endemic areas, users of illicit drugs, or men who have sex with men)... - October 12, 2007, Vol 56
FDA Approval of an Alternate Dosing Schedule for a Combined Hepatitis A and B Vaccine (Twinrix®)
In April 2007, GlaxoSmithKline Vaccine Division received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for an alternate schedule for Twinrix®... - October 5, 2007, Vol 56
Progress in Measles Control -- Nepal, 2000-2006
This report describes routine immunization activities in Nepal, the implementation of measles SIAs, and measles surveillance data for the period 2000-2006... - e Family Practice News October 1, 2007 (Vol 37, Issue 19)
FDA Approves FluMist For Children Aged 2–5
The Food and Drug Administration approved the nasal influenza vaccine FluMist for children aged 2–5 years, which could help push up childhood vaccination rates...
September 2007
- September 28, 2007, Vol 56
Update on Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses -- Worldwide, January 2006-August 2007
This report updates a summary of VDPV activity published in 2006 and describes VDPVs detected during January 2006-August 2007... - September 28, 2007, Vol 56
Clinical Vaccinology Course -- November 9-11, 2007
CDC and four other national organizations are collaborating with the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), Emory University School of Medicine, and the Emory Vaccine Center to sponsor a Clinical Vaccinology Course, November 9-11, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland... - September 21, 2007, Vol 56
State-Specific Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adults Aged 18 Years and Older -- United States, 2003-04 and 2005-06 Influenza Seasons
The findings in this report indicate that influenza vaccination coverage in all states during the 2005-06 influenza season was substantially below the HP2010 targets... - September 21, 2007, Vol 56
Erratum: Vol. 56, No. 37 for the MMWR:
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6-23 Months -- United States, 2005-06 Influenza Season
The findings in this report indicate that during the 2005-06 influenza season, the second season after ACIP recommended annual influenza vaccination for all children aged 6-23 months, coverage remained low and did not increase substantially from the 2004-05 season... - September 21, 2007, Vol 56
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6-59 Months -- Six Immunization Information System Sentinel Sites, United States, 2006-07 Influenza Season
In 2007, using data from six immunization information system (IIS)* sentinel sites, CDC conducted the first assessment of influenza vaccination coverage among children aged 6-59 months during the 2006-07 influenza season... - September 21, 2007, Vol 56
Laboratory Surveillance for Wild and Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses -- Worldwide, January 2006-June 2007
This report updates previous reports and describes Global Polio Laboratory Network (GPLN) performance and initiatives during January 2006-June 2007... - September 21, 2007, Vol 56
Progress in Measles Control -- Kenya 2002-2007
This report documents progress made in reducing measles morbidity and mortality in Kenya and describes the consequences of a large measles outbreak, beginning in September 2005... - e Family Practice News September 15, 2007 (Vol 37, Issue 18)
Oral Cancer Data Support HPV Shots for Men
Recent data linking human papillomavirus with oropharyngeal cancers, which typically occur in men, suggest a need for stepped-up efforts to gain approval for use of the HPV vaccine in young men and adolescent boys...
August 2007
- August 31, 2007, Vol 56
Erratum: Vol. 56, No. 34 for the MMWR:
National, State, and Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19-35 Months -- United States, 2006
This report describes the findings of the 2006 NIS, which indicated increases in national coverage with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and varicella vaccine (VAR) and a stable coverage level for the 4:3:1:3:3:1 vaccine series... - August 31, 2007, Vol 56
National Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years -- United States, 2006
This report describes the results of a survey which indicated that the Healthy People 2010 target has not been met for any of the vaccines analyzed... - August 24, 2007, Vol 56
Outbreaks of Respiratory Illness Mistakenly Attributed to Pertussis -- New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Tennessee, 2004-2006
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly infectious, nationally notifiable respiratory disease associated with prolonged cough illness and paroxysms of coughing, inspiratory "whoop," or posttussive vomiting. Reported pertussis cases have tripled in the United States since 2001... - August 17, 2007, Vol 56
Vaccination Coverage Among Children in Kindergarten -- United States, 2006-07 School Year
This report summarizes findings which indicated that approximately 75% of states have reached the 2010 objective of at least 95% coverage for all of the vaccines recommended by the ACIP for children in kindergarten... - e Family Practice News August 15, 2007 (Vol 37, Issue 16)
Hepatitis A Shots Advised in Ethiopian Adoptions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory urging families who adopt children from Ethiopia to make sure all family members are vaccinated for hepatitis A, which is endemic throughout the African continent... - August 10, 2007, Vol 56
Revised Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to Vaccinate All Persons Aged 11-18 Years with Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine
In June 2007, ACIP revised its recommendation to include routine vaccination of all persons aged 11-18 years with 1 dose of MCV4 at the earliest opportunity... - August 10, 2007, Vol 56
Update: Influenza Activity -- United States and Worldwide, 2006-07 Season, and Composition of the 2007-08 Influenza Vaccine
During the 2006-07 season, influenza activity peaked in mid-February in the United States and was associated with less mortality and lower rates of pediatric hospitalizations than during the previous three seasons... - e Family Practice News August 1, 2007 (Vol 37, Issue 15)
Herpes Zoster Vaccine's Safety Affirmed at 1 Year
The safety profile for herpes zoster vaccine Zostavax, manufactured by Merck & Co. was reinforced during its first year of widespread use, based on adverse event reports collected from clinicians, patients, and others... - e Family Practice News August 1, 2007 (Vol 37, Issue 15)
Immunization Congress Highlights Better Funding
Concerns about removing financial barriers to childhood vaccination took center stage at an immunization congress sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association...
July 2007
- July 20, 2007, Vol 56
Satellite Broadcast and Webcast: Immunization Update 2007
CDC and the Public Health Training Network will present a satellite broadcast and webcast, Immunization Update 2007, on August 9, 2007... - e Family Practice News July 15, 2007 (Vol 37, Issue 14)
Meningitis Vaccine Is Recommended for All Teens Aged 11-18
The tetravalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine is now recommended for all 11- to 18-year-olds instead of select age groups... - e Family Practice News July 15, 2007 (Vol 37, Issue 14)
Varicella Breaks Out Despite Double Vaccine Doses
Children who had received two doses of varicella vaccine comprised nearly a third of the cases in a varicella outbreak among elementary school children in Arkansas... - July 13, 2007, Vol 56
Progress Toward Interruption of Wild Poliovirus Transmission -- Worldwide, January 2006-May 2007
Progress toward global polio eradication continued during 2006 and the first 5 months of 2007, although the number of countries where wild poliovirus (WPV) transmission has never been interrupted remained at four (Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan)... - July 13, 2007, Vol 56
Hepatitis A Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 24-35 Months -- United States, 2004-2005
National estimates of hepatitis A vaccination coverage were first made available through the 2003 National Immunization Survey (NIS). The estimates in this report update those findings by including 2 additional years of data (2004 and 2005)... - July 13, 2007, Vol 56
Prevention and Control of Influenza
This report updates the 2006 recommendations by CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of influenza vaccine and antiviral agents... - e Family Practice News July 1, 2007 issue (Vol. 37, No. 13)
Analysis Refutes Hepatitis B Vaccine, RA Link
The hepatitis B vaccine does not appear to be associated with an increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis...
June 2007
- June 22, 2007, Vol 56
Prevention of Varicella
Two live, attenuated varicella zoster virus-containing vaccines are available in the United States for prevention of varicella...
May 2007
- May 18, 2007, Vol 56
Household Transmission of Vaccinia Virus from Contact with a Military Smallpox Vaccinee -- Illinois and Indiana, 2007
This report summarizes the epidemiologic and environmental investigations conducted by local, state, and federal public health authorities in Illinois and Indiana to determine the source of exposure and to identify and monitor other persons at risk for vaccinia virus infection... - e Family Practice News May 15, 2007 (Vol 37, Issue 10)
Under a Third of Asthmatic Kids Got Flu Shots in 2004-2005
Less than one-third of children with asthma between the ages of 2 and 17 years received the influenza vaccine during the 2004-2005 influenza season... - May 11, 2007, Vol 56
Progress in Hepatitis B Prevention Through Universal Infant Vaccination -- China, 1997-2006
This report describes China's progress in increasing coverage among infants with hepatitis B vaccine (HepB) and timely administration of the HepB birth dose... - May 11, 2007, Vol 56
Update on Supply of Vaccines Containing Varicella-Zoster Virus
Merck expects to continue to meet demands for Varivax and M-M-R II to fully implement the recommended immunization schedule... - May 4, 2007, Vol 56
Vulvar Vaccinia Infection After Sexual Contact with a Military Smallpox Vaccinee -- Alaska, 2006
On October 10, 2006, an otherwise healthy woman visited a public health clinic in Alaska after vaginal tears that she had first experienced 10 days before became increasingly painful...
April 2007
- April 20, 2007, Vol 56
Human Rabies -- Indiana and California, 2006
This report describes two recent patients with rabies who were treated using therapy similar to that used for the first documented survivor of rabies in Wisconsin patient... - April 13, 2007, Vol 56
Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication -- Pakistan and Afghanistan, January 2006-February 2007
This report updates a previous report and describes polio cases and eradication activities in Pakistan and Afghanistan during January 2006-February 2007... - April 6, 2007, Vol 56
Elimination of Measles -- South Korea, 2001-2006
This report describes the activities and summarizes the results of a plan which enabled South Korea to announce in late 2006 that interruption of indigenous measles transmission had been achieved... - April 6, 2007, Vol 56
Addition of Novel Influenza A Virus Infections to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, 2007
On January 9, 2007, the Executive Committee of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) approved an interim position statement, adding novel influenza A virus infections* to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS)... - e Family Practice News April 1, 2007 (Vol 37, Issue 7)
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Still Effective at 5.5 Years
The investigational cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix remained highly effective through 5.5 years in preventing cervical intraepithelial neoplasia lesions associated with human papillomavirus strains 16 and 18...
March 2007
- March 30, 2007, Vol 56
Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication -- Nigeria, 2005-2006
This report summarizes new approaches and overall progress toward polio eradication in Nigeria during 2005-2006... - March 23, 2007, Vol 56
Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
This report summarizes the epidemiology of HPV and associated diseases, describes the licensed HPV vaccine, and provides recommendations for its use for vaccination among females aged 9-26 years in the United States... - March 16, 2007, Vol 56
Surveillance for Acute Viral Hepatitis -- United States, 2005
This report describes the burden of acute hepatitis attributed to infection with HAV, HBV, or HCV and summarizes trends in the incidence of these diseases through 2005... - March 16, 2007, Vol 56
Postmarketing Monitoring of Intussusception After RotaTeq™ Vaccination -- United States, February 1, 2006-February 15, 2007
This report presents data from the first year of postmarketing monitoring for intussusception after RotaTeq vaccination in the United States... - e Family Practice News March 15, 2007 (Vol 37, Issue 6)
'Stopgap' Avian Flu Vaccine Is Backed for Stockpiling
An inactivated H5N1 influenza virus vaccine that a federal advisory panel has recommended for approval would, if approved, become the first vaccine for avian influenza licensed in the United States... - March 12, 2007, Vol 56
Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
This report summarizes the epidemiology of HPV and associated diseases, describes the licensed HPV vaccine, and provides recommendations for its use for vaccination among females aged 9-26 years in the United States... - March 9, 2007, Vol 56
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children with Asthma -- United States, 2004-05 Influenza Season
The findings in this report, based on 2005 NHIS data, include the first national estimate of influenza vaccination coverage in children with current asthma... - e Family Practice News March 1, 2007 (Vol 37, Issue 5)
Intussusception Rates Deemed No Greater Than Expected From Rotatech
The number of intussusception cases following administration of the rotavirus vaccine thus far does not exceed the expected background rate... - March 2007 issue (Vol. 13, No. 3)
Human and Animal Vaccination Delivery to Remote Nomadic Families, Chad
Vaccinating persons and livestock in hard-to-reach rural communities remains a serious challenge and calls for innovative, specially designed strategies. In Africa, the ability of human and veterinary health systems to deliver services is constrained... - March 2007 issue (Vol. 13, No. 3)
Matrix Protein 2 Vaccination and Protection against Influenza Viruses, Including Subtype H5N1
Priority is being given to developing vaccines that offer broad protection against multiple influenza subtypes, including H5N1. We therefore evaluated M2-based vaccine efficacy against divergent challenge viruses...
February 2007
- February 23, 2007, Vol 56
Supply of Vaccines Containing Varicella-Zoster Virus
CDC received notice from Merck & Co., Inc., that it has lower amounts of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) than expected... - February 23, 2007, Vol 56
Measles Among Adults Associated with Adoption of Children in China -- California, Missouri, and Washington, July-August 2006
On August 15, 2006, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services was notified of a measles case in a Missouri resident who had recently traveled to China. The patient had traveled with a group of 11 families seeking to adopt children from three orphanages in Guangdong Province... - e Family Practice News February 1, 2007 (Vol 37, Issue 3)
Cancer Society Backs HPV Shot for Middle School Girls: No hard advice given for ages 19–26 years
The ACS guidelines concluded that there are not enough data to recommend either for or against universal vaccination of females aged 19–26 years in the general population...
January 2007
- January 5, 2007, Vol 55
Erratum: Vol. 55, Nos. 51 & 52 for the MMWR:
Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0-18 Years -- United States, 2007
The ACIP periodically reviews the recommended immunization schedule for persons aged 0-18 years to ensure that the schedule is current with changes. The changes to the previous childhood and adolescent immunization schedule, published January 2006, are as follows... - January 2007 issue (Vol. 13, No. 1)
Model for Assessing Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Strategies
We present a transmission dynamic model that can assess the epidemiologic consequences and cost-effectiveness of alternative strategies of administering a prophylactic quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine... - January 2007 issue (Vol. 13, No. 1)
Vaccine Effectiveness Estimates, 2004–2005 Mumps Outbreak, England
The United Kingdom and United States have recently experienced large outbreaks of mumps, which raises concerns about vaccine effectiveness...
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