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Note: As of 2/15/07, links from this page to the Pink Book go to the new 10th edition.

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Resources for Session I

RECOMMENDED MATERIALS (have these on hand for the broadcast)

SESSION I CASE STUDIES

• Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (The Pink Book)
• Understanding Vaccines: What They Are, How They Work (55 pages) (exit)
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: The Immune System (exit)
  

• ACIP General Recommendations on Immunization (2006)
• Pink Book General Recommendations Chapter (23 pages)
• Pink Book Appendix A
• 2007 Childhood & Adolescent Schedule
• 2006-2007 Adult Schedule
• ACIP: Vaccination of Immunocompromised Persons (1993)
• Immunization Recommendations for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Recipients (25 pages)
• Immunofacts (exit)
• Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia"Vaccine Education Center" (exit)

• Vaccine Storage & Handling Toolkit
• Pink Book Appendix C
• Vaccine Handling and Storage Recommendations (2007)
• MMWR Notice to Readers: Guidelines for Maintaining and Managing the Vaccine Cold Chain (2003)
• Vaccines Licensed in the U.S. (exit) (1 page)
• Don't Be Guilty of These Vaccine Storage & Handling Errors (exit) (1 page)
• Temperature Log for Vaccines: Fahrenheit (exit) (2 pages)
• Temperature Log for Vaccines: Celsius (exit) (2 pages)
• Vaccine Handling Tips (exit) (1 page)

• Pink Book Appendix D
• OSHA Needlestick Prevention Information (exit)
• Order "Immunization Techniques" Video (exit) (1 page) 
• How to Administer IM and SC Injections (exit) (2 pages)
• Administering Vaccines: Dose, Route, Site, and Needle Size (1 page) (exit)
• "Giving All the Doses" Site Maps
• California Distance Learning Health Network (Vaccine Administration posters available from the "Online Store") (exit)
• CPT Codes Mapped to CVX Codes

• Pink Book Appendix F
• Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) (exit)
• National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) (exit)
• "Thimerosal in Vaccines" (exit)
  (US Food & Drug Administration)
• "Effectively Communicating about Mercury in Vaccines to Concerned Parents" (exit)
  by Dr. Paul Offit (PowerPoint presentation and audio link)
• IAC Links to Multiple Vaccine Safety Resources (exit)

 

NIP Online Publications Ordering (Vaccine Storage & Handline Toolkit, "Immunization Works" CD, Guide to Contraindications to Vaccination, Vaccine Safety and Risk Communication video, etc.)

* Note: Some of these resources are provided from other web sites which do not offer text-only versions for screen-reader devices.

** Note: Those resources currently provided only in .pdf format from this NIP web site, can be provided in text-only format. Contact NIPINFO for immediate assistance.

Resources for Session II

RECOMMENDED MATERIALS (have these on hand for the broadcast)

SESSION II CASE STUDIES

• Pink Book Pertussis Chapter (20 pages) 
• ACIP Recommendations on DTP (1991)
• ACIP Recommendations on Acellular Pertussis Vaccine * (1997) (32 pages)
• ACIP Recommendations: Tdap for Adolescents (2006) (45 pages)
• ACIP Recommendations: Tdap for Adults (2006) (44 pages)
• ACIP Recommendations: Tdap for Pregnant Women (May 2008) Note: At the time of this course the recommendations were only provisional.
• MMWR: Recommended Antimicrobial Agents for Treatment and Postexposure Prophylaxis of Pertussis (2005) (20 pages)
• MMWR: Pertussis -- Unites States, 2001-2003 (2005)
• Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis VFC Resolution (6 pages)
• MMWR: Notice on Infanrix (2003)
• MMWR: Notice on Pediarix (2003)
• "Ask the Experts" about Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (exit)
• "Check Your Vials" Poster (Tdap, DTaP or Td?) (1 page)
• CDC Pertussis Information
• CDC DTaP Information
• CDC Tdap Information
• Immunization Action Coalition Pertussis Information (exit)
• More IAC Pertussis Information (exit)

• Pink Book Pneumococcal Chapter (14 pages)
• ACIP Recommendations on Pneumococcal Vaccination for Cochlear Implant Candidates and Recipients (2003)
• MMWR: Direct and Indirect Effects of Routine Vaccination of Children with 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease – United States, 1998-2003 (2005)
• Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Website
• "Ask the Experts" about Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (exit)
• CDC Pneumococcal Disease Information
• CDC PCV Information
• Immunication Action Coalition Pneumococcal Conjugate Information (exit)
• IAC "Pneumococcal Disease in Children" (exit)

• Pink Book Rotavirus Chapter (12 pages, compliant)
• ACIP Recommendations on Rotavirus (2006)
• Rotavirus VFC Resolution (2 pages)
• Intussusception and RotaTeq Vaccine
• MMWR: Postmarketing Monitoring of Intussusception
• CDC Rotavirus Information
• "Ask the Experts" about Rotavirus (exit)

• Pink Book Hib Chapter (14 pages)
• ACIP Recommendations on Hib Conjugate Vaccines (1991)
• ACIP Recommendations on Hib Conjugate Vaccines and DTaP-Hib Combination Vaccine (1993)
• Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Website
• "Ask the Experts" about Hib (exit)
• CDC Hib Information
• CDC Hib Vaccine Information
• Immunization Action Coalition Hib Information (exit)
• More IAC Hib Information (exit)

 

* Note: Some of these resources are provided from other web sites which do not offer text-only versions for screen-reader devices.

** Note: Those resources currently provided only in .pdf format from this NIP web site, can be provided in text-only format. Contact NIPINFO for immediate assistance.

Resources for Session III

RECOMMENDED MATERIALS (have these on hand for the broadcast)

SESSION III CASE STUDIES

• Pink Book Measles Chapter (20 pages)
• IOM Report on MMR and Autism (exit)
• ACIP Recommendations on MMR * (1998) (67 pages)
• MMWR: Licensure of MMRV (2005)
• MMWR: Measles--United States, 2005
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella, & Varicella VFC Resolution (5 pages)
• CDC Measles Information
• CDC MMR Vaccine Information
• Guidelines for Isolation of Measles Virus
• Collection and Shipping of Specimens for Measles Virus Isolation * (3 pages)
• Immunization Action Coalition Measles Information (exit)
• More IAC Measles Information (exit)

• MMWR: Notice to Readers: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the Control and Elimination of Mumps (2006)
• MMWR: Brief Report: Update: Mumps Activity -- United States, January 1-October 7, 2006
• Pink Book: Mumps Chapter (10 pages)
• ACIP Recommendations on MMR * (1998) (67 pages)
• MMWR: Licensure of MMRV (2005)
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella, & Varicella VFC Resolution (5 pages)
• CDC Mumps Information
• CDC MMR Vaccine Information
• Immunization Action Coalition Mumps Information (exit)
• More IAC Mumps Information (exit)

• Pink Book Rubella Chapter (16 pages, compliant)
• ACIP Recommendations on MMR * (1998) (67 pages)
• MMWR: Revised ACIP Recommendation for Avoiding Pregnancy After Receipt of Rubella Vaccine (2001)
• MMWR: Achievements in Public Health: Elimination of Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome – United States, 1969-2004 (2005)
• MMWR: Licensure of MMRV (2005)
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella, & Varicella VFC Resolution (5 pages)
• CDC Rubella Information
• CDC MMR Information
• Immunization Action Coalition Rubella Information (exit)
• More IAC Rubella Information (exit)

• Pink Book Varicella Chapter (22 pages)
• ACIP Recommendations on Varicella Vaccine (2007)
• Updated ACIP Varicella Recommendations (1999)
• MMWR: New VZIG Product Available under IND (2006) (2 pages)
• MMWR: Licensure of MMRV (2005)
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella, & Varicella VFC Resolution (5 pages)
• ACIP Recommendations for the Vaccination of Healthcare Workers *(1997) (56 pages)
• CDC Varicella Information
• CDC Varicella Vaccine Information
• Immunization Action Coalition Varicella Information
• More IAC Varicella Information (exit)

• Zoster: ACIP Recommendations (May 2008) Note: At the time of this course the recommendations were only provisional.
• "Ask the Experts" about zoster (exit)

• Pink Book Polio Chapter (14 pages, compliant)
• ACIP Recommendations on Polio * (2000) (38 pages)
• MMWR: Notice on Pediarix (2003)
• MMWR: Update on Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses
• STOP ("Stop Transmission of Polio") Program
• WHO Global Polio Eradication Initiative (exit)
• "Ask the Experts" about Polio (exit)
• CDC Polio Information
• CDC Polio Vaccine Information
• Immunization Action Coalition Polio Information (exit)
• More IAC Polio Information (exit)

• Pink Book Meningococcal Chapter (12 pages)
• ACIP Recommendations on Meningococcal Vaccine (2005)
• Meningococcal VFC Resolution No. 2/05-2
  NOTE: This resolution has since been replaced by 10/07-2 (3 pages).
• MMWR Update: Guillain-Barré Syndrome Among Recipients of Menactra® Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine -- United States, June 2005-September 2006
• CDC Meningococcal Disease Website
• Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Website
• Immunization Action Coalition Meningococcal Information (exit)
• More IAC Meningococcal Information (exit)

 

* Note: Some of these resources are provided from other web sites which do not offer text-only versions for screen-reader devices.

** Note: Those resources currently provided only in .pdf format from this NIP web site, can be provided in text-only format. Contact NIPINFO for immediate assistance.

Resources for Session IV

RECOMMENDED MATERIALS (have these on hand for the broadcast)

SESSION IV CASE STUDIES

• Pink Book Hepatitis B Chapter (24 pages)
• ACIP Hepatitis B Recommendations (Part 1: Infants, Children, Adolescents) (2005) (39 pages)
• ACIP Hepatitis B Recommendations (Part 2: Adults) (2006) (40 pages)
• MMWR: Notice on Pediarix (2003)
• MMWR: Notice on Twinrix (2001)
• MMWR: Notice on Alternative 2-dose Adolescent Schedule (2000)
• ACIP Recommendations for Immunization of Health-Care Workers (1997)
• MMWR: Prevention and Control of Infections with Hepatitis Viruses in Correctional Settings (2003)
• CDC Hepatitis B Website
• "Ask the Experts" about Hepatitis B (exit)
• Immunization Action Coalition Hepatitis B Information (exit)
• More IAC Hepatitis B Information (exit)

• Pink Book Hepatitis A Chapter (14 pages, compliant)
• ACIP Hepatitis A Recommendations (2006)
• Hepatitis A VFC Resolution (2 pages)
• MMWR: Notice to Readers: FDA Approval of VAQTA for Children 1 Year of Age (2005)
• MMWR: Notice to Readers: FDA Approval of Havrix for Children 1 Year of Age (2005)
• MMWR: Notice on Twinrix (2001)
• MMWR: Prevention and Control of Infections with Hepatitis Viruses in Correctional Settings (2003)
• CDC Hepatitis A Website
• "Ask the Experts" about Hepatitis A (exit)
• Immunization Action Coalition Hepatitis A Information (exit)
• More IAC Hepatitis A Information (exit)

• Pink Book Influenza Chapter (22 pages, compliant)
• ACIP Recommendations on Influenza (2006)
• MMWR: Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel
• MMWR: High Levels of Adamantane Resistance Among Influenza A (H3N2) Viruses and Interim Guidelines for Use of Antiviral Agents -- United States, 2005-06 Influenza Season
• CDC Influenza Website
• Pandemic Influenza Information
• HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan (exit)
• WHO Avian Influenza Website (exit)
• APIC Influenza Vaccination Toolkit (exit)
• "Ask the Experts" about Influenza (exit)
• Immunization Action Coalition Influenza Information (exit)
• More IAC Influenza Information (exit)

• Pink Book HPV Chapter (12 pages)
• ACIP Recommendations on HPV (2007)
• CDC HPV Information
• CDC HPV Vaccine Information
• "Ask the Experts" about HPV (exit)
• Immunization Action Coalition HPV Information (exit)

• Pink Book Pneumococcal Chapter (14 pages)
• ACIP Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Recommendations (1997)
• ACIP Recommendations: Pneumococcal Vaccination for Cochlear Implant Candidates and Recipients (2003)
• "Ask the Experts" about Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (exit)
• CDC HPV Information
• CDC HPV Vaccine Information
• Immunization Action Coalition Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Information (exit)
• IAC "Pneumococcal Disease in Adults" (exit)
• More IAC Pneumococcal Disease Information (exit)

Recommended Materials

These documents will be discussed during the Session I broadcast. Having printed copies on hand will be helpful.

• 2007 Childhood Schedule

• Minimum Ages & Intervals (Table 1 from ACIP General Recommendations)

• Antibody/Live Vaccine Intervals (Table 4 from ACIP General Recommendations)

• Slides:

  • Principles
  • General Recommendations
  • Storage & Handling (with images - large file)
    • Storage & Handling (without images - small file)
  • Vaccine Administration (with images - large file)
    • Vaccine Administration (without images - small file)

These documents will be discussed during the Session I broadcast. Having printed copies on hand will be helpful.

• 2007 Childhood Schedule
• Slides : Pertussis / Pneumococcal Conjugate / Rotavirus / Hib

These documents will be discussed during the Session I broadcast. Having printed copies on hand will be helpful.

• 2007 Childhood Schedule
• Slides : Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella/Zoster, Polio, Meningococcal

These documents will be discussed during the Session I broadcast. Having printed copies on hand will be helpful.

• Hepatitis B Serology Guidelines (exit)
• ACIP Hepatitis B Recommendations (Part 1: Infants, Children, Adolescents) (2005) (39 pages)
• ACIP Hepatitis B Recommendations (Part 2: Adults) (2006) (40 pages)
• MMWR: Occupational Exposure Guidelines, HBV, HCV, HIV (2001) (67 pages)
• HHS Pandemic Influenza Website
• WHO Avian Influenza Website (exit)
• USDA Avian Influenza Website (exit)
• Guide to Community Preventive Services: Vaccines
• Standing Orders Documents (IAC Website) (exit)
• Slides : Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A, Influenza, HPV, Pneumococcal Polysaccharide

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