Education & Training:
Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases 2008: Resources
On This Page:
- Instructions for applying for Continuing Education credit
[25KAB - 1 page] - Order the Immunization Works CD (Item #99-9952)
- The Pink Book
(NOTE: 9th Edition was used for this course. Link currently goes to latest version of book.)
Resources for Session 1
- Understanding the Immune System

- 2006 ACIP General Recommendations on Immunization
[1.7MB - 56 pages] - 1993 ACIP: Vaccination of Immunocompromised Persons
[237KB - 24 pages] - Pink Book Anthrax Chapter
[511KB - 16 pages]
(NOTE: 9th Edition was used for this course. Link currently goes to latest version of book.) - Pink Book Smallpox Chapter
[875KB - 26 pages]
(NOTE: 9th Edition was used for this course. Link currently goes to latest version of book.) - Antibody/Live Vaccine Interval Table
[10KB - 1 page] - Minimum Age/Interval Table
[90KB - 2 pages] - Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Vaccine Recommendations
[216KB - 25 pages] - Vaccine Excipients (by Excipient)
[9MB - 7 pages] - Vaccine Excipients (by Vaccine)
[81KB - 3 pages] - "Vaccine Related Pain: Randomised Controlled Trial of Two Injection Techniques"
[228KB - 5 pages] - CDC Vaccine Safety Website
- VAERS Website

- Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit
- Storage and Handling Recommendations
- 2003 MMWR Notice to Readers: Guidlines for Managing the Vaccine Cold Chain
- "Don't Be Guilty of These Errors in Vaccine Storage and Handling"
[124KB - 1 page] - Temperature Log (Fahrenheit)
[57KB - 4 pages] - Temperature Log (Celsius)
[75KB - 4 pages] - "Vaccine Handling Tips"
[157KB - 1 page]
Resources for Session 2
- 1991 ACIP Recommendations: Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis
- 1997 ACIP Recommendations: Acellular Pertussis Vaccine
[318KB - 32 pages] - 2006 ACIP Recommendations: Tdap (Adolescent)
[474KB - 50 pages] - 2006 ACIP Recommendations: Tdap (Adult)
[419KB - 44 pages] - 2008 ACIP Recommendations: Tdap & Td for Pregnant Women
[493KB - 56 pages] - 1991 ACIP Recommendations: Hib
- 1997 ACIP Recommendations: Pneumococcal (PPV)
[288KB - 31 pages] - 2000 ACIP Recommendations: Pneumococcal (PCV)
[318KB - 55 pages] - 2000 ACIP Recommendations: Polio
[237KB - 38 pages] - 2005 MMWR: Antimicrobial Agents for Treatment & Postexposure Prophylaxis of Pertussis
[208KB - 20 pages] - "Check Your Vials" Poster
[379KB - 1 page] - Vaccine Shortages and Delays
- STOP Webpage
Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP)
Resources for Session 3
- 1998 ACIP Recommendations: MMR
[565KB - 67 pages] - 2001 MMWR Notice to Readers: Revised Recommendations on Pregnancy following MMR
- 2006 MMWR Notice to Readers: Updated Mumps Recommendations
- 2007 ACIP Recommendations: Varicella
[698KB - 48 pages] - 2005 MMWR Notice to Readers: Licensure of MMRV
- 2008 MMWR Notice to Readers: Updated MMRV Recommendations
- 2008 ACIP Recommendations: Zoster
[759KB - 40 pages] - 2006 ACIP Recommendations: Rotavirus
[198KB - 16 pages] - Collecting Varicella Zoster Virus Specimens for Laboratory Confirmation
- Antibody/Live Vaccine Interval Table
[11KB - 1 page] - 2005 MMWR Article on VariZIG for Varicella Postexposure Prophylaxis
- FDA Announcement on Approval of Rotarix

Resources for Session 4
- 2005 ACIP Recommendations: Hepatitis B (Infants, Children & Adolescents)
[1.01MB - 39 pages] - 2006 ACIP Recommendations: Hepatitis B (Adults)
[1.17MB - 40 pages] - 2006 ACIP Recommendations: Hepatitis A
[1.18MB - 30 pages] - 2007 MMWR Notice to Readers: Alternate Twinrix Schedule
- 2007 ACIP Recommendations: Influenza
[113KB - 60 pages] - 2007 MMWR Notice to Readers: Updated LAIV Recommendations
- 2005 ACIP Recommendations: Meningococcal
[322KB - 28 pages] - 2007 MMWR Notice to Readers: Revised MCV4 Recommendations (11-18 year olds)
- 2007 MMWR Notice to Readers: Revised MCV4 Recommendations (2-10 year olds)
- 2007 ACIP Recommendations: Human Papillomavirus
[445KB - 32 pages] - Hepatitis B Serologic Testing
[102KB - 1 page] - 2001 MMWR report containing postexposure recommendations for hepatitis B
[565KB - 67 pages] - CDC Guidelines for Large-Scale Influenza Vaccination Clinic Planning
Case Studies
- Session 1 case studies
[47KB - 2 pages] - Session 2 case studies
[40KB - 2 pages] - Session 3 case studies
[32KB - 2 pages] - Session 4 case studies
[34KB - 2 pages]
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Content on this page kept for historical reasons: October 27, 2009
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