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Survey Provides First Estimates for HPV Vaccination (11/20/08)
The nation′s immunization coverage rates for preteens and teens are
increasing for routinely recommended vaccines, according to 2007
estimates. The survey found that 25.1 percent of adolescent females had
received at least one dose of human papillomavirus vaccine.
The HPV Vaccine
and Its Safety (8/7/08)
Based on ongoing assessments of vaccine safety information, FDA and CDC
continue to find that Gardasil is a safe and effective vaccine. FDA and
CDC continue to monitor the safety of this vaccine, with the public’s
health and safety the top priority.
Prevention of Pertussis, Tetanus, and Diphtheria
among Pregnant and
Postpartum Women and Their Infants (6/23/08)
This report describes the clinical features of pertussis, tetanus, and
diphtheria among pregnant and postpartum women and their infants; reviews
available evidence of pertussis vaccination; summarizes Tdap vaccination
policy; and presents recommendations for use of Td and Tdap vaccines among
pregnant and postpartum women. See also:
Appendix
A and
Appendix
B.
Guiding Principles for Development of ACIP Recommendations for Vaccination
during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding (6/23/08)
This document provides guidance to help standardize procedures for policy
formulation and presentation of the rationale and recommendations for
vaccination of pregnant and breastfeeding women. These principles will be
applied to future Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices vaccine
statements and routine updates of existing statements in which vaccination
of pregnant and breastfeeding women is considered.
National Influenza Vaccination Week
(11/19/07)
The week after Thanksgiving is designated as National Influenza
Vaccination Week. This event is designed to highlight the importance
of continuing influenza (flu) vaccination, as well as foster greater
use of flu vaccine through the months of November, December, and
beyond.
Immunization and Pregnancy Flyers (10/9/07)
These flyers focus on the immunizations a woman needs before,
during, and after pregnancy.
Pre-Teen Vaccine Campaign (8/31/07)
This campaign is aimed at educating parents and healthcare providers of 11
and 12 year olds about the routine vaccines recommended for this age group.
These vaccines include the HPV vaccine for girls, the Meningococcal vaccine
(MCV4), and the Tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine. The
campaign will include media outreach, a website with information about each
vaccine, and educational flyers and posters.
Vulvar Vaccinia Infection after Sexual Contact with a
Military Smallpox Vaccinee- Alaska, 2006
(6/12/07)
This report describes the clinical evaluation of a woman and laboratory
testing performed to identify the isolate. Health-care providers should
be aware of the possibility of vaccinia infection in persons with
clinically compatible genital lesions who have had recent contact with
smallpox vaccinees.
Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (4/17/07)
These recommendations represent the first statement by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on the use of a quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on June 8, 2006. 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.
Recommended
Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0-18 Years- United States,
2007 (2/1/07)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5551a7.htm
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5551-Immunization.pdf
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices periodically
reviews the recommended immunization schedule for persons aged 0-18
years to ensure that the schedule is current with changes in vaccine
formulations and reflects revised recommendations for the use of
licensed vaccines, including those newly licensed.
A Comprehensive
Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
Infection in the United States
(1/8/07)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5516a1.htm
PDF
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5516.pdf
This report, the second of a two-part statement from the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), provides updated
recommendations to increase hepatitis B vaccination of adults at risk
for HBV infection. In settings in which a high proportion of adults have
risks for HBV infection,
ACIP recommends universal hepatitis B vaccination for all unvaccinated
adults. In other primary care and specialty medical settings in which
adults at risk for HBV infection receive care, health-care providers
should inform all patients about the health benefits of vaccination,
including risks for HBV infection and persons for whom vaccination is
recommended, and vaccinate adults who report risks for HBV infection and
any adults requesting protection from HBV infection.
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CDC's
Advisory Committee Recommends "Shingles" Vaccination
(11/29/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/r061026.htm
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a federal panel of
immunization experts, has recommended people age 60 and older receive a new
vaccine to prevent herpes zoster, or shingles, a condition that often leads
to debilitating chronic pain.
Shingles Vaccine: What You Need to Know
(10/31/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-shingles.pdf
This two-page fact sheet discusses the following issues: what shingles is,
shingles vaccine, who should not get the shingles vaccine (or should wait),
risks, reactions, and more.
HPV Vaccine: What You Need to Know (Interim Vaccine Information Statement)
(10/31/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-hpv.pdf
This two-page fact sheet answers the following questions: what is HPV, why
get vaccinated, who should get HPV vaccine and when, who should not get
vaccinated (or should wait), what are the risks from HPV vaccine, what if
there is a severe reaction, and where to go to learn more.
HPV and HPV Vaccine: Information for Healthcare Providers (Revised)
(10/31/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/hpv-vacc-hcp-3-pages.pdf
This three-page fact sheet provides information on provisional
recommendations, HPV vaccine safety, HPV vaccine efficacy, duration of
vaccine protection, HPV vaccine delivery, cost effectiveness, policies,
other vaccines in development, genital HPV infection, natural history of HPV,
HPV-associated disease, prevention of cervical cancer, and additional
sources of information.
More than 100 Million
Doses of Influenza Vaccine Expected to be Available This Year (10/31/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/r060906b.htm
CDC announced
that influenza (flu) vaccine manufacturers are expecting to produce and
distribute more than 100 million doses of influenza vaccines in the United
States between now and early January, 2007. Manufacturers have already begun
to ship this season’s influenza vaccine, with almost all of the vaccine
expected to be shipped and distributed in October and November.
CDC’s Advisory
Committee Recommends Human Papillomavirus Vaccination
(7/11/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/hpv/default.htm
The Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to recommend that a newly licensed
vaccine designed to protect against human papillomavirus (HPV) be
routinely given to girls when they are 11-12 years old. The ACIP
recommendation also allows for vaccination of girls beginning at nine years
old as well as vaccination of girls and women 13-26 years old. HPV is the
leading cause of cervical cancer in women.
HPV Vaccine Questions and Answers (7/11/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/STDFact-HPV-vaccine.htm
This fact sheet provides answers to questions about HPV; cervical cancer;
genital warts; treatment and prevention; screening; and vaccine
effectiveness, safety, benefits, costs, and recommendations.
HPV and HPV Vaccine: Information for Healthcare Providers (7/11/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV-vaccine-hcp.htm
This fact sheet provides an overview and information on genital HPV
infection, natural history of HPV, HPV-associated disease, prevention of
cervical cancer, HPV vaccine, and additional resources.
Human
Papillomavirus Vaccine Fact Sheet (6/19/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/STDFact-HPV-Vaccine.htm
This fact sheet on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines provides questions
and answers about HPV and HPV vaccines.
Guidelines
for Vaccinating Pregnant Women (6/19/06)http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/preg-guide.htm
Benefits of vaccinating pregnant women usually outweigh potential risks when
the likelihood of disease exposure is high, when infection would pose a risk
to the mother or fetus, and when the vaccine is unlikely to cause harm.
Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule-
United States, 2006 (1/30/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5451-Immunizationa1.htm
PDF
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5451-Immunization.pdf
Press Release
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/r060105a.htm
The 2006 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule was released with
the updated schedule including new recommendations that will help protect
adolescents from meningitis and pertussis (also known as “whooping cough”)
and all children from hepatitis A. The annual childhood and adolescent
immunization schedule is a joint effort of the CDC, the American Academy of
Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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2005 Publications and Materials
Adult
Printable Immunization Schedule, 2005-2006 (11/30/05)
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/adult-schedule.htm
Black and white, color, and pocket size versions are available.
Brief
Report: Imported Case of Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS)- New Hampshire,
2005 (11/30/05)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5445a5.htm
This report describes a case of imported CRS diagnosed in an infant girl
aged 10 weeks born in New Hampshire to Liberian refugee parents. To prevent
transmission of rubella, clinicians should consider a diagnosis of CRS
in infants with compatible clinical signs, particularly those born to mothers
who recently immigrated from countries without rubella control programs,
and rubella vaccine should be administered to susceptible persons.
Recommended
Adult Immunization Schedule- United States, October 2005-September 2006 (10/30/05)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5440-Immunizationa1.htm
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5440-Immunization.pdf
In June 2005, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices approved the
Adult Immunization Schedule for October 2005-September 2006. This schedule
has also been approved by the American Academy of Family Physicians and
the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The 2005-2006
schedule changes from the previous schedule are provided.
Influenza
Vaccination in Pregnancy: Practices among Obstetrician-Gynecologists-United
States, 2003-2004 Influenza Season (10/30/05)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5441a4.htm
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5441.pdf
To assess understanding of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
(ACIP) recommendations among obstetrician-gynecologists (OB/GYNs), the
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, with support from
CDC, surveyed a national sample of OB/GYNs in May 2004. This report describes
the results of that survey, which indicated that 52% of OB/GYNs surveyed
would recommend influenza vaccination for a healthy woman in the first
trimester of pregnancy, 95% would recommend the vaccine for a healthy pregnant
woman beyond the first trimester, and 63% would recommend vaccination for
a woman with a medical condition in the first trimester. However, of the
physicians who would recommend vaccination, 36%-38% reported that influenza
vaccination was not offered in their practices. Increased efforts are needed
to improve vaccine availability and to educate OB/GYNs regarding the updated
ACIP recommendations on the use of influenza vaccine in the first trimester
for both healthy pregnant women and pregnant women at high risk.
Key Facts about Flu
Vaccine (8/30/05)
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm
PDF
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http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/pdf/vaccinekeyfacts.pdf
The fact sheet discusses the two types of vaccines, when to get vaccinated,
who should get vaccinated, who should not be vaccinated, vaccine
effectiveness, and vaccine side effects.
Prevention
and Control of Influenza (7/30/05)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5408a1.htm
PDF
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5408.pdf
This report updates the 2004 recommendations by the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices regarding the use of influenza vaccine and antiviral
agents. The 2005 recommendations include new or updated information
regarding 1) vaccination of persons with conditions leading to compromise of
the respiratory system; 2) vaccination of health-care workers; 3)
clarification of the role of live, attenuated influenza vaccine in vaccine
shortage situations; 4) the 2005-06 trivalent vaccine virus strains; and 5)
the assessment of vaccine supply, timing of influenza vaccination, and
prioritization of inactivated vaccine in shortage situations.
Are Older
Adults Up-to-Date With Cancer Screening and Vaccinations? (6/30/05)
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/jul/05_0021.htm
PDF
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http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/jul/pdf/05_0021.pdf
Investigators analyzed state data from the 2002 Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System, which included 105,860 respondents aged 50 and older. A
composite measure was created that included colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy
within 10 years or a fecal occult blood test in the past year, an influenza
vaccination in the past year, a Papanicolaou test within 3 years for women
with an intact cervix, a mammogram, and for adults aged 65 and older, a
pneumonia vaccination during their lifetime. The percentage of each age and
sex group that was up-to-date according to the composite measure ranged from
21.1% of women aged 50 to 64 (four tests) to 39.6% of men aged 65 and older
(three tests). For each group, results varied by income, education,
race/ethnicity, insurance status, and whether the respondent had a personal
physician.
Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule– United States,
2005 (1/30/05)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5351-Immunizationa1.htm
PDF (p. 15, QuickGuide
section)
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5351.pdf
The childhood and adolescent immunization schedule for 2005 is unchanged
from that published in April 2004. In addition, the catch-up immunization
schedule remains unchanged for children and adolescents who start late or
who are >1 month behind.
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2004 Publications and Materials
Updated
Interim Influenza Vaccination Recommendations- 2004-05 Influenza Season
(12/30/04)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5350a7.htm
PDF (p. 1183)
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5350.pdf
Given numerous considerations, CDC recommends that aggressive efforts should
continue to reach unvaccinated persons in high-risk priority groups and use
available vaccine to vaccinate such persons. Adequate time remains for
persons in these priority groups to receive the benefits of vaccination
before influenza begins to widely circulate in most communities. In
addition, CDC is issuing updated interim recommendations for influenza
vaccination during the 2004-05 season. If the locally available supply is
sufficient to meet the local demand for vaccine from persons listed under
the heading ‘Priority Groups for Inactivated Influenza Vaccination’,
vaccination may expand to also include persons listed under the heading
‘Additional Priority Groups for Inactivated Influenza Vaccination in Areas
of Sufficient Supply’.
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule- United States, October 2004 -
September 2005 (11/30/04)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5345-Immunizationa1.htm
PDF (p. 1073)
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5345.pdf
In June 2004, CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
approved the Adult Immunization Schedule for October 2004-September 2005.
This schedule has also been approved by the American Academy of Family
Physicians and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. One
difference between the 2004-2005 schedule and the previous schedule is the
revised ACIP recommendation that all pregnant women should receive influenza
vaccination regardless of preexisting chronic conditions.
Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule- United States,
January-June 2004 (4/30/04)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5301-Immunizationa1.htm
PDF
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm5316-Immunization.pdf
Each year, CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
reviews the recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule to
ensure that it is current with changes in manufacturers' vaccine
formulations and reflects revised recommendations for the use of licensed
vaccines, including those newly licensed. The recommended childhood and
adolescent immunization schedule for January-June 2004, recommendations,
and format have been approved by ACIP, the American Academy of Family
Physicians, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Guidelines for
Vaccinating Pregnant Women- Updated (1/30/04)
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/preg-guide.htm
Benefits of vaccinating pregnant women usually outweigh potential risks
when the likelihood of disease exposure is high, when infection would pose
a risk to the mother or fetus, and when the vaccine is unlikely to cause
harm.
Immunization Schedules (1/20/04)
Adult Schedule
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/adult-schedule.htm
Child and
Adolescent Schedule
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm
Some adults incorrectly assume that the vaccines they received as children
will protect them for the rest of their lives. Generally this is true,
except that some adults were never vaccinated as children; newer vaccines
were not available when some adults were children; immunity can begin to
fade over time; as we age, we become more susceptible to serious disease
caused by common infections. Also, view and download the 2004 Childhood
Immunization Schedule. It lists the ages (birth to 18 years old) for when
each vaccine or series of shots is to be given.
National Adult
Immunization Awareness Week (NAIAW)
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/naiaw/default.htm
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), National Coalition
for Adult Immunization (NCAI) heads this annual observance to coordinate
awareness-raising activities that focus on adult and adolescent
immunization. The observance of NAIAW and is a great opportunity for
individuals and organizations to promote the importance of adult and
adolescent immunization.
National Immunization
Awareness Month
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niam/default.htm
The August observation of National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is a
great way to rally local organizations in your immunization education
efforts.
National Infant
Immunization Week
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/default.htm
Learn more about national infant immunization week.
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2003 Publications and Materials
Flu Season 2003-2004
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/
Flu vaccine is the single most effective means for preventing infection
with the flu virus and the complications associated with flu. But everyone
who wants to be protected from the flu needs to be re-vaccinated each year
because the flu virus changes each year. For best protection, immunization
should occur in October and November for those at high risk for
complications of the flu, and in November and December for all others.
Links to other documents are also available on this page.
Women with
Smallpox Vaccine Exposure During Pregnancy Reported to the National
Smallpox Vaccine in Pregnancy Registry - United States, 2003
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5217a3.htm
PDF (p. 386)
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5217.pdf
To prevent inadvertent exposure of pregnant women to vaccinia virus,
screening for pregnancy is a component of pre-event smallpox vaccination
programs. This report summarizes data from the National Smallpox Vaccine in
Pregnancy Registry about women exposed to smallpox vaccines while pregnant.
The registry includes women found to be pregnant when vaccinated, those who
became pregnant within 28 days of vaccination, and those who, while
pregnant, were in close contact with a person vaccinated within 28 days.
Overall, 103 women have inadvertently received smallpox vaccine while
pregnant or have conceived within 4 weeks of vaccination. CDC and the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations to screen for
pregnancy as a contraindication to smallpox vaccination appear to be
effective at preventing inadvertent exposures.
Smallpox Vaccine Adverse Events Among Civilians -
United States, February 24-March 3, 2003 and March 4-10, 2003; and Cardiac
Adverse Events Following Smallpox Vaccination, U.S., 2003
This report summarizes smallpox vaccine adverse events reported
among civilians vaccinated, and among contacts of vaccinees, received by
CDC from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.
February
24-March 3 article
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5209a4.htm
PDF (p. 180)
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5209.pdf
March
4-10 article
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5210a5.htm
PDF (p. 201)
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5210.pdf
Cardiac
Adverse Events article
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5212a2.htm
PDF (p. 248)
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5212.pdf
Notice to
Readers: National Smallpox Vaccine in Pregnancy Registry
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5212a6.htm
PDF (p. 256)
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5212.pdf
CDC has established the National Smallpox Vaccine in Pregnancy Registry, a
surveillance system to monitor the outcomes in women who inadvertently
received smallpox vaccine during pregnancy, became pregnant within 28 days
after vaccination, or were a close contact with a vaccinee within 28 days.
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2002 Publications and Materials
Notice to
Readers: Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule - United States, 2002-2003
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5140a5.htm
PDF (p. 904)
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5140.pdf
Substantial vaccine-preventable morbidity and mortality from
diseases such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B, influenza, and pneumococcal
infections continue to occur among adults. In February 2002, the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) approved for the first time a
schedule for the routine vaccination of persons aged >19 years. The
Adult Immunization Schedule has been accepted by the American Academy of
Family Physicians and the American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists. The schedule provides an up-to-date tool for family
physicians, gynecologists, internists, and other health-care providers to
assess the vaccine needs of patients during office visits and to administer
the appropriate vaccines. Because adult vaccination requires the
participation of health-care providers in three medical specialties
(internal medicine, family practice, and obstetrics and gynecology) that do
not include vaccinations in clinical training, tools such as the adult
immunization schedule could play an important role in educating health-care
providers who want to vaccinate their adult patients.
Prevention
and Control of Influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5103a1.htm
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5103.pdf
This report updates the 2001 recommendations by the Advisory Committee on
Immunization practices regarding the use of influenza vaccine and antiviral
agents. The 2002 recommendations include new or updated information.
Information regarding vaccinations for pregnant women are included.
Researchers estimate that an average of 1-2 hospitalizations could be
prevented for every 1,000 pregnant women vaccinated.
General
Recommendations on Immunization
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5102a1.htm
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5102.pdf
This report provides technical guidance regarding common immunization
concerns for health-care providers who administer vaccines to children,
adolescents, and adults. It includes information on breast-feeding and
vaccination, and vaccination during pregnancy. This report is a revision of
General Recommendations on Immunization and updates the 1994 statement by
the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
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2001 Publications and Materials
Revised
Recommendation for Avoiding Pregnancy After Receiving a Rubella-Containing
Vaccine
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5049a5.htm
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5049.pdf
On October 18, 2001, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
reviewed data from several sources indicating that no cases of congenital
rubella syndrome (CRS) had been identified among infants born to women who
were vaccinated inadvertently against rubella within 3 months or early in
pregnancy. On the basis of these data, ACIP shortened its recommended
period to avoid pregnancy after receipt of rubella-containing vaccine from
3 months to 28 days. Data were available from 680 live births to
susceptible women who were inadvertently vaccinated 3 months before or
during pregnancy with one of three rubella vaccines. None of the infants
was born with CRS.
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Immunizations: Women’s
Health Topics A-Z
http://www.cdc.gov/women/az/immun.htm
View women’s health resources related to immunizations.
Adult Immunization
Schedule
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/adult-schedule.htm
Find out what vaccines adult need and when.
Childhood and
Adolescent Immunization Schedule
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm
Find out what vaccines children and adolescents need and when.
Fast Stats A-Z:
Immunization Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/immunize.htm
View data and statistics on immunization.
Frequently Asked
For Information: Immunizations
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/default.htm
View a list of resources related to immunizations.
Immunization
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/default.htm
Learn more about immunization.
Immunizations: Programs in
Brief
http://www.cdc.gov/programs/immun.htm
Learn more about immunizations, CDC/ATSDR’s activities and accomplishments,
and steps for moving forward.
National Adult Immunization
Awareness Week
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/naiaw/default.htm
National Immunization
Awareness Month
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niam/default.htm
National Infant Immunization
Week
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/default.htm
Vaccinations and
Pregnancy
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/spec-grps/pregnant.htm
Find out what vaccinations pregnant women should get and other information.
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