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2012 Immunization News
February 2012
February 10, 2012, Vol 61 / No. 05
Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years - United States, 2012
These schedules summarize recommendations for currently licensed vaccines for children ages 0 through 6 years, 7 through 18 years, plus catch-up schedule, and include recommendations in effect as of December 23, 2011...- February 3, 2012, Vol 61 / No. 04
Adult Vaccination Coverage - United States, 2010
This report summarizes the results of that analysis for pneumococcal, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, herpes zoster (shingles), and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, as well as tetanus antigen-containing vaccines (including tetanus, diphtheria... - February 3, 2012, Vol 61 / No. 04
Progress in Global Measles Control, 2000-2010
In 1980, before widespread global use of measles vaccine, an estimated 2.6 million measles deaths occurred worldwide. In 2001, to accelerate the reduction in measles cases achieved by vaccination, the World Health Organization... - February 3, 2012, Vol 61 / No. 04
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule - United States, 2012
This table is based on the corresponding table in the 12th edition of Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and is included to provide ready access to key safety information for adult vaccine providers...
January 2012
- January 30, 2012, Vol 61 / No. 03
Notes from the Field : Use of Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Vaccine (Tdap) in an Emergency Department - Arizona, 2009-2010
In this study, only patients who received tetanus boosters were studied; thus, data on the number of patients that failed to receive either Tdap or Td when it was indicated for wound management are not available. For patients... - January 20, 2012, Vol 61 / No. 02
Hospital-Associated Measles Outbreak - Pennsylvania, March-April 2009
This outbreak continues the trend of measles outbreaks that have been linked to importation; although measles has been eliminated in the Americas, it continues to circulate in all other regions. The measles virus isolated from the... - January 13, 2012, Vol 61 / No. 01
Surveillance for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection - New York City, June 2008-November 2009
This report summarizes investigations of 180 randomly selected HBV cases reported during June 2008-November 2009... - January 6, 2012, Vol 60 / No. 51
Erratum: Vol. 60, No. 51 and 52 for the MMWR:
Receipt of A(H1N1)pdm09 Vaccine by Prisons and Jails - United States, 2009-10 Influenza Season
This report summarizes the results of that survey, which found that 55% of jails did not receive A(H1N1)pdm09 vaccine during the pandemic period, whereas only 14% of federal prisons and 11% of state prisons did not receive the vaccine...
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