What's New at the Immunization Initiative
- 2012 Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedules, CDC, 2/2/12
- 2012 Adult Immunization Schedule, CDC, 2/2/12
- Updated Td/Tdap Vaccine Information Statement, CDC, 1/24/12
- Recent Immunization Initiative Surveys: Reimbursement of HPV Vaccination of Males; Modifier 33 Survey
- Clinical Advisory: (1) Information about the New Influenza A (H3N2) Variant Virus and (2) Increased Surveillance for Influenza A (H3N2)v Virus Infections, MDPH, 1/11/12
- Two-dimensional barcodes on vaccines make their debut, AAP Department of Practice, AAPNew 2012;33;1
- 17th Annual Adult Immunization Conference (sponsored by Masspro and the MA Adult Immunization Coalition) will be held on May 22, 2012
- CDC Recommends HPV Vaccine for Males, MMWR, 12/23/11
- Call for Action: Support H.348, An Act Establishing the Massachusetts Childhood Vaccine Program
- The next Advisory Committee Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at 6:30 p.m.
- AAP Issues Booster Dose Recommendations for Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (11/28/11)
- Archived Presentations from the 16th Annual MIAP Pediatric Immunization Skills Building Conference (10/13/2011)
- 2011-2012 Influenza Season Information
- CDC releases new fact sheets and updated disease sheets in Conversations with Parents toolkit (November 8, 2011)
- FDA Updated Communication on Use of Jet Injectors with Inactivated Influenza Vaccines, FDA, 10/26/11
- Clinical Measles Alert #4, Updated October 18, 2011, MDPH, 10/18/11
- Updated CDC Vaccine Information Statement: Meningococcal Vaccines (10/14/11)
- CDC Vaccine Storage and Handling Guide (December 2011) Replaces the Vaccine Management: Recommendations for Storage and Handling of Selected Biologicals Guide (November 2007), CDC, 12/11
- Updated ACIP VFC Vaccination Resolution for Meningococcal Vaccination (CDC, 7/18/11)
Call for Action: Support H.348, An Act Establishing the Massachusetts Childhood Vaccine Program
The Immunization Initiative is seeking your support for the passage of An Act Establishing the Massachusetts Childhood Vaccine Program (H.348) before the end of this legislative session.
Here's how you can help:
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Click here to read
testimony presented by Sean Palfrey, MD, at a Joint Committee on Health Care Financing hearing held on November 9, 2011.
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Call and/or email your senator or representative and ask them to refer Bill H.348 out of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing. Click here for a
sample letter and
fact sheet.
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Call and/or email the chairs of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing:
Richard T. Moore, Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
Phone: 617-722-1420
Steven M. Walsh, House Chair, Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
Phone: 617-722-2430
(Joint Committee on Health Care Financing member list: http://www.malegislature.gov/Committees/Joint/J24)
Please contact Cynthia McReynolds at the Immunization Initiative if you have any questions (781.895.9850; cmcreynolds@mms.org)
Posted: 12/8/11
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The 16th Annual MIAP Pediatric Immunization Skills Building Conference was held on held October 13, 2011
More than 400 registrants participated at the 16th Annual Massachusetts Immunization Action Partnership (MIAP) Pediatric Immunization Skills Building Conference, held on Thursday, October 13, 2011.
MIAP thanks conference presenters including Plenary Speakers: Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH; Susan Lett, MD, MPH; and John Snyder, MD; and Breakout Session Presenters, including: Nancy Harrington; Beth English, MPH; Erin Wronowski, MPH; Bob Morrison; Kathleen Shattuck, MPH; Ronald Samuels, MD, MPH; Donna Lazorik, RN, MS; Holly Oldham, MS; Marija Popstefanija, MPH, MS, Liesl Bradford, MS; Carly Coppola, MPH; Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH and Susan Lett, MD, MPH.
Conference presentations can be accessed by clicking here.
Updated: November 1, 2011
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Clinical Measles Advisory #4, MDPH, Updated October 18, 2011
Click on the links below for updated information from the MDPH and CDC:
MDPH Clinical Measles Alert #4, Updated October 18, 2011
CDC Measles information
Updated: October 2011
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Upcoming Immunization Initiative Advisory Committee Meetings
The next meeting date: Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
All Immunization Initiative meetings are held at the Massachusetts Medical Society:
Waltham Woods Corporate Center
860 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02454
If you wish to join the Advisory Committee, contact Cynthia McReynolds by telephone: (781) 895-9850, or by e-mail: cmcreynolds@mms.org
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2011-2012 Influenza Season Information/Flu Resources
- Flu Weekly Report and Flu Weekly Map, CDC
- Clinical Advisory: (1) Information about the New Influenza A (H3N2) Variant Virus and (2) Increased Surveillance for Influenza A (H3N2)v Virus Infections, MDPH, 1/11/12
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Flu Vaccine for Everyone! A Guide to Reaching and Engaging Diverse Communities, MDPH, September 2011
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Recommendations and Resources for the Control of Influenza, 2011-2012, MDPH, September 2011
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Policy Statement From the American Academy of Pediatrics, Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children, 2011-2012. PEDIATRICS. Volume 128, Number 4, October 2011
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Influenza Products for the 2011-2012 Influenza Season, IAC, 8/11
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Note to Providers: Febrile Seizures Associated with TIV and PCV13, CDC, 8/30/11
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2011-2012 Influenza Vaccine Information Statements, CDC, 2011
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Influenza: What you should know, Educational Materials for Healthcare Professionals, The Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Fall 2011
Links to Influenza Web Sites:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, Flu Web Site
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/
Influenza vaccine available for (private) purchase
A website sponsored by the National Influenza Vaccine Summit and hosted by the American Medical Association (AMA) lists vaccine distributors, their contact information and the type of influenza vaccine they have available. http://www.preventinfluenza.org/ivats/ivats_09_10.pdf
Updated: January 17, 2012