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2009 Immunization News
December 2009
December 25, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 50
Intent to Receive Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent and Seasonal Influenza Vaccines -- Two Counties, North Carolina, August 2009
This report summarizes the results of that assessment, which determined that 64% of adults reported intent to receive H1N1 vaccine. In addition, 65% of parents reported intent to have all their children...
- December 11, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 48
Announcement: Clinical Vaccinology Course -- March 12-14, 2010
Leading infectious disease experts, including pediatricians, internists, and family physicians, will present the latest information on newly available vaccines, vaccines in development, and vaccines whose...
- December 11, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 48
Safety of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccines -- United States, October 1-November 24, 2009
Vaccine production has changed since 1976, with increased use of vaccines which are treated with solvents to produce split-virus vaccines, or with detergents to produce subunit vaccines, resulting in fewer adverse...
- December 4, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 47
Announcement: 13th Annual Conference on Vaccine Research
Vaccines, poverty and world hunger, pandemic influenza, live veterinary vaccines, molecular approaches to vaccine delivery, and novel adjuvants are among topics scheduled for discussion during the conference...
November 2009
- November 13, 2009, Vol 58 / (Dispatch);1-4
Mumps Outbreak -- New York, New Jersey, Quebec, 2009
The outbreak has spread and gradually increased in size and is now the largest U.S. mumps outbreak since 2006, when the United States experienced a resurgence of mumps with 6,584 reported cases...
- November 13, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 44
Effectiveness of 2008-09 Trivalent Influenza Vaccine Against 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) -- United States, May-June 2009
The overall vaccine effectiveness (VE) against pandemic virus illness after adjustment for age group and presence of chronic medical conditions that increase the risk for complications from influenza was...
October 2009
- October 23, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 41
Reduction in Rotavirus After Vaccine Introduction -- United States, 2000-2009
Among pandemic H1N1 patients in the analysis, 28% had a chronic medical condition as defined by case surveillance forms, whereas an estimated 22% of the adult population in the BRFSS data from the...
- October 2, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 38
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6 Months-18 Years
-- Eight Immunization Information System Sentinel Sites, United States, 2008-09 Influenza Season
Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent influenza-related morbidity and mortality. Annual influenza vaccination was first recommended for children aged 6-23 months in 2004 and for children...
- October 2, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 38
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6-23 Months -- United States, 2007-08 Influenza Season
Full vaccination for these children requires receipt of 2 doses in the current influenza season if they have not been vaccinated previously or received a single dose during the preceding season...
September 2009
- September 25, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 37
Updated Recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Revaccination of Persons at Prolonged Increased Risk for Meningococcal Disease
Because of the high risk for meningococcal disease among certain groups and limited data on duration of protection, at its June 2009 meeting ACIP recommended that persons previously vaccinated with either MCV4 or...
- September 18, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 36
National, State, and Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years -- United States, 2008
This report summarizes results from the 2008 NIS-Teen and, for the first time, includes estimates for each of the 50 states and selected local areas. Nationally, vaccination coverage for the three most...
- September 18, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 36
Update on Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses -- Worldwide, January 2008-June 2009
This report updates previous summaries and describes VDPVs detected worldwide during January 2008-June 2009. During this period, 1) two new outbreaks of circulating VDPVs (cVDPVs) (accounting for 4-20 cases) were...
- September 18, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 36
Updated Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Use of Hepatitis A Vaccine in Close Contacts of Newly Arriving International Adoptees
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) can produce either asymptomatic or symptomatic infection in humans after an average incubation period of 28 days (range: 15-50 days).Peak infectivity occurs during the 2-week period before...
- September 18, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 36
Licensure of a Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) Vaccine (Hiberix) and Updated Recommendations for Use of Hib Vaccine
This report summarizes the indications for Hiberix use and provides guidance on Hib booster dose administration based on increasing vaccine supplies. Vaccination recommendations in this report update the previous...
- September 11, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 35
Receipt of Influenza Vaccine During Pregnancy Among Women With Live Births -- Georgia and Rhode Island, 2004-2007
This report summarizes the results, which showed that in Georgia, the prevalence of influenza vaccination during the woman's most recent pregnancy increased from 10.4% in 2004 to 15.5% in 2006... - September 4, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 34
Laboratory Surveillance for Wild and Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses -- Worldwide, January 2008-June 2009
This report updates previous reports and summarizes GPLN activities and detection of WPVs and VDPVs during January 2008-June 2009. During this period, GPLN tested 247,794 fecal samples from 127,566 acute flaccid paralysis cases, from which 14,279 (5.8%) poliovirus isolates (vaccine-related and WPV) were detected, including 4,280 (1.7%) WPVs from 22 countries...
August 2009
- August 28, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 33
National, State, and Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19-35 Months -- United States, 2008
This report describes the 2008 NIS coverage estimates for this series and individual vaccines, PCV7, HepA, and HepB birth dose.... - August 28, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 33
Notice to Readers: Clinical Vaccinology Course -- November 13-15, 2009
Through lectures and interactive case presentations, the course will focus on new developments and concerns related to the use of vaccines in pediatric, adolescent, and adult populations.... - August 7, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 30
Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Regarding Routine Poliovirus Vaccination
This report updates Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations for routine poliovirus vaccination. These updates aim to 1) emphasize the importance of the booster...
July 2009
- July 31, 2009, Vol 58 / No. RR08
Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines
Recommendations of the ACIP, 2009
This report updates the 2008 recommendations by CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of influenza vaccine for the prevention and control of seasonal influenza...
- July 3, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 25
Hepatitis A Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 24-35 Months United States, 2006 and 2007
This report updates previous findings regarding hepatitis A vaccination coverage, providing estimates based on NIS data for 2006 and 2007. From 2006 to 2007, estimated national hepatitis A vaccination coverage levels...increased from 26.3% to 47.4%. The increase...likely is the result of the expanded 2006 ACIP recommendations; adherence to these recommendations should lead to further declines in hepatitis A incidence in the U.S...
June 2009
- June 26, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 24
Updated Recommendations for Use of Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) Vaccine: Reinstatement of the Booster Dose at Ages 12-15 Months
On December 13, 2007, certain lots of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine marketed as PedvaxHIB (monovalent Hib vaccine) and Comvax (Hib-HepB vaccine), and manufactured by Merck & Co., Inc., were... - June 26, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 24
Progress Toward the 2012 Measles Elimination Goal--Western Pacific Region, 1990-2008
In 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee of the Western Pacific Region (WPR) formally declared a measles elimination goal, and in 2005, the committee established a target date of...
May 2009
- May 29, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 20
Notice to Readers: Webcast: Immunization Update 2009
CDC will present a satellite broadcast and webcast, Immunization Update 2009, on July 30, 2009. The 2.5-hour broadcast will occur live during 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (EDT) and will be rebroadcast that day during...
April 2009
- April 24, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 15
Notice to Readers: NVAC Recommendations on Vaccine Financing
In September 2008, the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC), a federal advisory group, approved a series of recommendations to improve vaccine financing systems in the United States... - April 17, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 14
FDA Approval of Expanded Age Indication for a Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine
On December 4, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an expanded age indication for the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine... - April 10, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 13
Notice to Readers: Abbreviations for Vaccines in Immunization Schedules: ACIP
Each year, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) publishes immunization schedules that summarize recommendations for currently licensed vaccines for children aged 18 years and... - April 3, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 12
Progress Toward Interruption of Wild Poliovirus Transmission -- Worldwide, 2008
Since 1988, when the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was established, the incidence of polio has decreased from an estimated 350,000 cases annually to 1,655 reported in 2008... - April 3, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 12
Use of Northern Hemisphere Influenza Vaccines by Travelers to the Southern Hemisphere
The influenza season in temperate climates extends from October through March in the northern hemisphere and from April through September in the southern hemisphere. Recent studies indicate that...
March 2009
- e Family Practice News March 15, 2009 (Vol 39, Issue 6)
HPV Vaccine Shows Efficacy in Males
The human papillomavirus vaccine was efficacious in preventing persistent infections and genital warts caused by HPV strains 6, 11, 16, and 18 in a Merck-sponsored study of 4,065 males aged...
- March 6, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 08
Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication -- Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2008
Afghanistan and Pakistan, two of the four remaining countries where wild poliovirus (WPV) transmission has never been interrupted, represent one epidemiologic reservoir. During 2008, both countries continued to...
February 2009
- February 27, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 07
Completeness and Timeliness of Reporting of Meningococcal Disease -- Maine, 2001-2006
Neisseria meningitidis is an important cause of invasive bacterial disease in the United States, with a total of 1,077 cases of meningococcal disease reported in 2007. The case-fatality ratio is 10%-14%...
- February 20, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 06
Progress Toward Measles Elimination -- European Region, 2005-2008
In 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the European Region (EUR)* revised earlier targets to eliminate indigenous measles and achieve rubella control... - February 6, 2009, Vol 58 / No. RR02
Erratum: Vol. 58, No.RR02 for the MMWR:
Prevention of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Among Infants and Children Recommendations of the ACIP
Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis in infants and young children worldwide. Before initiation of the rotavirus vaccination program in the United States in 2006, approximately...
February 2, 2009 issue (Vol. 15, No. 2)
Vaccine-induced Immunity Circumvented by Typical Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Strains
The frequency of typical and atypical Beijing strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was determined in the Netherlands; Vietnam; and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China. The strains'...
January 2009
- January 23, 2009, Vol 58 / No.03
Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Type B Disease in Five Young Children -- Minnesota, 2008
In 2008, five children aged <5 years were reported to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) with invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease; one died. Only one of the children had completed the...
- January 15, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 01
Pneumonia Hospitalizations Among Young Children Before and After Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine -- U.S., 1997-2006
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading bacterial cause of community-acquired pneumonia hospitalizations and an important cause of bacteremia and meningitis, especially among young children and...
- January 9, 2009, Vol 57 / No. 53
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule -- United States, 2009
The Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule has been approved by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of... - January 2, 2009, Vol 57 / No. 51
Erratum: Vol. 57, Nos. 51 & 52 for the MMWR:
Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years--United States, 2009
The recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0 through 18 years and the catch-up immunization schedule for 2009 have been approved by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices...
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