Drive throughshots hit the mark Nov 8, 2009
We had a good turn-out again, Bachelder told the Lake Wales News outside the immunization zone near the hospital s ambulance bay Friday shortly after 8 a.m. The average wait time is three minutes, she added. It s been staying moving. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Schools signing up kids for free swine flu shots Oct 22, 2009
In-school immunization clinics for the seasonal flu are already under way. For a list of schools offering H1N1 vaccination clinics, go to or call 2-1-1. (Honolulu Advertiser)
A call to duty: Receive flu shot Sep 26, 2009
State commissioner tells wary health care workers to put patients first, get mandatory immunization. By , Staff writer First published in print: Saturday, September 26, 2009. (Albany Times Union)
Swine flu vaccinations will soon be on their way Sep 25, 2009
9% of the vaccine, says John Talarico, California's Immunization Branch chief. The federal government is recommending that states ask those who want to be vaccinated to "self verify" that they are in a high-risk group, Talarico said. (USA Today)
State issue guidelines for pneumonia vaccine Sep 25, 2009
They recommend lowering the recommended age of vaccination for Alaska Native adults from 55 to 50 and raising the age before an otherwise healthy non-Native Alaskan adult would receive a routine pneumonia immunization from 55 to 65 to be consistent with national guidelines. They also recommend providing one-time revaccination at least five years after any previous dose for those who were immunized before age 65. (Juneau Empire)
Seasonal flu shots available in Callaway early October Sep 24, 2009
Those who especially need to consider seasonal flu immunizations are children from age six months to 19th birthday, pregnant women, people 50 years of age and older, people of any age with certain chronic medical conditions, people who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, people who live with or care for those who have a high risk of complications from flu ... "We will be having separate H1N1 immunization clinics after we receive the vaccine sometime in October. We also... (Fulton Sun, MO)
Back to business Aug 20, 2009
SGA vice president Tanner Macdonald plans to run a student petition to get faculty to comply with new immunization rules ... As of November 9, UCD students will be required to provide vaccination records to comply with new immunization policies ... We will be coming up with a resolution to have faculty and staff provide [immunization] records by starting a student petition, said Tanner Macdonald, SGA vice-president. (UCD Advocate, CO)
Vaccination deals offered Aug 1, 2009
BLACKFOOT -- The recent budget crisis in the nation and state has caused a change in the Idaho Immunization Program. Idaho will no longer offer free vaccines to all children. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
CDC ranks flu vaccine recipients Jul 30, 2009
Children and young adults have been hit hardest by the new virus, and pregnant women are at four times higher risk of hospitalization from it, said Anne Schuchat, the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC. ... The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to the CDC recommended the vaccine be targeted to five major groups. (The Augusta Chronicle)
CDC lists swine flu vaccine priorities Jul 30, 2009
That s one of several recommendations approved Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The recommendations are based upon completion of clinical trials and when a safe vaccine is available. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Who Should Get the H1N1 Vaccine First? Jul 30, 2009
On Wednesday the agency called an urgent meeting of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which decides who gets vaccinated against which disease, and when. The committee was asked to generate guidelines for H1N1/09 vaccination, if and when the agency determines that such immunizations become necessary, in addition to those for seasonal flu ... The 15-member panel of doctors, scientists, vaccine experts, public health officials and a public citizen representative came up with five... (Time.com)
Who gets thefirst swine flu shots? Jul 30, 2009
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to set vaccination priorities for those groups Wednesday during a meeting in Atlanta ... The recommended priority groups are people at greater risk for the disease and for a greater burden of complications, said Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the Centers for Disease Control's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. (MSNBC -- Health)
Swine flu shots: Who's first in line? Jul 30, 2009
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices issued the recommendations Wednesday in Atlanta as part of an effort to blunt an expected resurgence this fall of pandemic H1N1 flu, also known as. Federal health officials usually adopt the panel's recommendations. (USA Today)
Casper briefs (34) Jul 30, 2009
In addition, a walk-in clinic for all childhood immunizations will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 11 at the health department. Any child receiving vaccines at any of the locations must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian and must present an immunization record. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Panel recommends priority for swine flu vaccine Jul 30, 2009
The recommendation came from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in Atlanta, and is based on early studies of the swine flu virus - a form of influenza Type A, subtype H1N1 - that show which groups are most susceptible to illness and serious complications ... It's unlikely such extreme prioritization would be necessary, but flu vaccine production is unpredictable, said Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, during a news... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Officials urge vaccinations for kids Jul 29, 2009
Registered nurse, Lilibeth San Juan, administers a MCV4 shot to Javier Ignacio Najera Bernab, 11, at the Immunization Clinic last Wednesday in the Betteravia Government Center in Santa Maria ... But one back-to-school ritual often leaves kids, especially the smallest ones, in tears: the trip to the doctor s office for immunizations ... The county schools office projects that 66,300 children many of whom will need immunizations before classes start next month will enroll in schools throughout the... (Lompoc Record, CA)
Swine flu vaccine guidelines coming Wednesday Jul 29, 2009
The recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, meeting Wednesday at the Atlanta-based CDC, will help as Georgia public health and education officials prepare plans to distribute a vaccine. Whatever the decision is, we ll need to talk to the school districts to discuss whether the schools will be used as vaccination sites, said Matt Cardoza, spokesman for the Georgia Department of Education. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Pregnant Women Hit Hard With Swine Flu, Likely to Be Among First to Get Vaccinated Jul 29, 2009
Now doctors are waiting to see what's decided by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, whose guidance usually is accepted by the CDC and influences doctors and insurance coverage. For more than a decade, the committee has recommended that pregnant women get vaccinated for seasonal flu, which is considered a serious threat even to pregnant women who are young and healthy. (Fox News)
Health Happenings Jul 29, 2009
New Immunization Clinics. The Coles County Health Department is now offering immunizations Monday through Friday at both the Charleston and Mattoon sites ... It s never too early to be thinking about back to school immunizations. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Are you worried about Swine Flu in your childs school? Jul 29, 2009
I am struggling with the immunization question as I think that though it has proven to be highly contagious it hasn t shown itself to be a severe flu. HellenGear. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Swine Flu Could Eventually Affect 40% of Americans Jul 28, 2009
"Our planning assumptions for a severe pandemic were that up to 40 percent of the workforce might be affected and not able to work, either because they were ill or because they needed to stay home to care for an ill family member," Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said Friday in a press conference ... To determine who should receive the vaccine first, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet Wednesday ...... (MEDLINEplus)
IMMUNISING KIDS Jul 26, 2009
The seasonal vaccine provides little or no protection against H1N1 swine flu, but immunization will help prevent people from being infected with both at once and can help minimize the effects of the pandemic on schools, workplaces and the economy in general, health experts say. "Vaccination against seasonal influenza should begin as soon as vaccine is available and continue throughout the influenza season," Dr. Anne Schuchat of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters... (AlertNet)
Typhoid Vaccine Protects Younger Children Jul 24, 2009
In the community as a whole, immunization blocked 57 percent of typhoid cases among both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, the Sur team concluded ... "The indirect protection of nonvaccinated persons by the Vi vaccine further bolsters the case for school-based immunization to control endemic typhoid, since one might expect some indirect protection of preschool children as well," he wrote. (MEDLINEplus)
Many Young Adults Uninformed About Vaccines Jul 24, 2009
"To me personally, the results [of the survey] are disappointing, but not surprising," Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said during the news conference ... Anne Schuchat, M.D., director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta; Susan J. Rehm, M.D., medical director, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases,... (MEDLINEplus)
'Single-Shot' Vaccines May Protect Against H5N1 Influenza Virus Jul 24, 2009
Evaluation of vaccines for H5N1 influenza virus in ferrets reveals the potential for protective single-shot immunization. Journal of Virology, 83. (Science Daily)
Clinic can’t vouch for vaccines (46) Jul 23, 2009
After consulting with the Oregon Health Department and reviewing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control s immunization guidelines, we have decided that the only way we can make sure that our patients have optimum protection against disease is to offer vaccinations again at no charge, said clinic Medical Director James M. Naibert. The clinic participates in the Oregon Vaccines for Children program, which provides vaccinations for low-income children covered by Medicaid and Medicare. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Manufacturers brewing new swine flu vaccine Jul 23, 2009
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the NIH's infectious disease chief, said it's highly unlikely that flu vaccine with an adjuvant would be part of a children's immunization campaign. Part of FDA's debate Thursday, however, is how to do additional testing of that combination in various age groups. (Albany Times Union)
Swine Flu Vaccine: When? Jul 22, 2009
Beginning with the July 9 Flu Summit, federal health officials stepped up work with state and local officials to lay the groundwork for a massive immunization effort. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has pledged $7. (CBS News -- Health)
Agencies to set up mass swine flu vaccinations Jul 21, 2009
(07-20) 21:11 PDT -- Public health experts are gearing up for swine flu vaccinations this fall in what could be the largest mass-immunization campaign since the polio vaccine was introduced more than 50 years ago ... The last time the United States launched a major immunization campaign was after the polio vaccine was invented in the 1950s, when millions of children were immunized, many of them in their schools. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Officials gird for coming flu season Jul 21, 2009
On Aug. 7, members of HSS, the borough and the Mat-Su Public Health Foundation are hosting a free vaccination clinic for children getting their required second immunization against varicella. The clinic is from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Swine Flu Vaccine on Track for Fall Jul 21, 2009
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius has announced plans for a voluntary vaccination program in the fall, "assuming availability of a safe and effective vaccine," Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a midday press conference ... On July 29, the CDC's advisory committee for immunization practices will meet to discuss who should receive the H1N1 vaccine... (MEDLINEplus)
Pittsburgh schools urge vaccinations by Oct. 1 Jul 20, 2009
After a year of coaxing and prodding, the Pittsburgh Public Schools and Allegheny County Health Department are making a final big push to make sure about 11,500 city schoolchildren comply with new immunization requirements ... The school district last week mailed reminders to the parents of about 11,500 students who, according to district records, aren't in compliance with county's new immunization requirements for chicken pox, meningitis, tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough, or pertussis ...... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Legal immunity set for swine flu vaccine makers Jul 19, 2009
"We do expect there to be an increase in influenza this fall," with a bump in cases perhaps beginning earlier than normal, said Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the regular winter flu vaccine, a final step before shipments to clinics and other vaccination sites could begin. (MSNBC -- Health)
Discovery Of New Transmission Patterns May Help Prevent Rotavirus Epidemics Jul 19, 2009
"Rotavirus vaccines have rapidly and dramatically reduced hospitalizations and emergency room visits for gastroenteritis in American children," said investigator Umesh D. Parashar, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. "This research not only explains the effects of the U.S. rotavirus vaccination program, but also lays the foundation for understanding the tremendous life-saving benefits of vaccination in the... (Science Daily)
Law creates new vaccine data system Jul 19, 2009
State lawmakers and health officials hope a new law will help eliminate confusion over immunizations and cut down on wasted vaccine supplies in what many predict will be an intense flu season. Earlier this month, Gov. Jan Brewer signed House Bill 2164, which allows adult vaccination records to be tracked in the state's electronic immunization registry ... Adult immunization records would be added to the Arizona State Immunization Information System, which was created in 1998 to track children's... (AZCentral -- News)
Reasons for Vaccination Jul 16, 2009
The Ever Present Need for Artificial Immunization ... In the 1970s, a vaccination, or immunization, push by world health authorities and workers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eradicated smallpox from the human population. (Suite101.com)
CDC: School kids may have to get up to 4 flu shots in the fall Jul 16, 2009
Five manufacturers are now making vaccines against the pandemic H1N1 swine flu virus, said Dr. Tom T. Shimabukuro at the CDC's Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. They are well on their way to having between 40 million and 160 million doses of egg-based vaccine available in the United States by October, added Dr. Pascale Wortley the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's pandemic vaccine coordinator. (The Palm Beach Post)
Practice makes perfect: Public health department honored for mass vaccination exercise Jul 16, 2009
The department received an award for immunization excellence from the Iowa Department of Public Health at a conference in Des Moines June 10-11 ... It was for agencies that have shown creativity and innovation in immunization practices, said Betty Mallen, director of planning with the Hancock County Department of Public Health. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Swine Flu Vaccine Taking Longer Than Expected Jul 15, 2009
"Vaccines may serve an important role in that preparedness. The action we are taking today will provide flexibility in a future immunization program, if a program is recommended." ... U.S. health officials have said they are considering a swine flu immunization campaign that could involve an unprecedented 600 million doses of vaccine. (MEDLINEplus)
Eliminating polio requires global, coordinated effort -- Health Affairs article highlights risks, rewards of eradication Jul 14, 2009
Other issue highlights include a discussion of an innovative new international approach to providing affordable antimalarial drugs; an examination of the extent to which people, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, are forced to borrow money or sell assets to afford health care; a study of whether donor funding supplements or substitutes for health care spending by governments in developing nations; and a discussion of diplomatic efforts to combat a boycott of polio immunization ...... (EurekAlert!)
New flu "unstoppable", WHO says, calls for vaccine Jul 14, 2009
Kieny briefed reporters on the findings of the WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, or SAGE. "The committee recognized that the H1N1 pandemic ... is unstoppable and therefore that all countries need access to vaccine," Kieney said. "The SAGE recognized first that healthcare workers should be immunized in all countries in order to retain a functional health system as the virus evolves," she added. (AlertNet)
WHO recommends A/H1N1 immunization priority for health workers Jul 14, 2009
Children should also be a priority for immunization since they can "amplify" the spread of the disease, especially when they gather in schools, Kieny said. According to the official, some drug companies have already produced the H1N1 jabs for clinic trials, but those for real vaccination campaigns would not be available until September or October. (Xinhuanet, China)
Dr. George Baer, 73, devoted career to public health Jul 13, 2009
In 1969, he and a team of scientists and researchers developed a method for the immunization of wildlife against rabies in laboratories at the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control. His creation of an oral rabies vaccine led to the eradication of wildlife rabies in most of Europe. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
State to receive money to fight flu Jul 11, 2009
9 million will be used for immunization and pandemic response activities, with $2. 6 million to be allocated for laboratory upgrades and epidemiological and surveillance efforts. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Swine flu summit: Govt checks on state readiness Jul 9, 2009
A potential fall swine flu immunization campaign may involve an unprecedented 600 million doses of vaccine, though officials said Friday they haven't figured out how to administer so many doses or accurately track side effects if a seasonal vaccine is given simultaneously ... No final decision has been made about whether a swine flu vaccination campaign will take place or whether all Americans would get immunizations. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
