Standards for Quality Immunization Practice Course (SQIPC)
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Buffalo, NY, SQIPC (August 4, 2018) now open for registration.
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April 16, 2018 |
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Surveillance to Track Progress Toward Polio Eradication — Worldwide, 2016–2017
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In 2017, 22 wild poliovirus cases were reported from two countries (Afghanistan and Pakistan), the fewest number ever reported globally. Polio cases caused by circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses increased due to outbreaks in Syria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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April 13, 2018
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Operational Infectious Diseases Weekly Update
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The latest update from the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), with 2018 infectious disease surveillance data through April 12, 2018.
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April 13, 2018 |
| Smallpox Resource Center |
A new centralized page containing resources you will need for the DoD Smallpox Vaccination Program (SVP), to include policy information, clinical guidance, educational materials, and more.
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April 9, 2018 |
| Flublok Quadrivalent package insert |
Prescribing information for Flublok quadrivalent influenza vaccine has been updated to revise contact information for adverse event and pregnancy outcome reporting and for pregnancy registry enrollment. |
April 9, 2018
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| Smallpox Vaccination Program Questions and Answers |
A comprehensive compilation of frequently asked questions and answers about the DoD Smallpox Vaccination Program (SVP). |
April 5, 2018 |
| Immunization Program Leaders Course (IPLC) |
Minneapolis, MN, IPLC (June 13-14, 2018) now open for registration. |
April 5, 2018
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| Standards for Quality Immunization Practice Course (SQIPC) |
Minneapolis, MN, SQIPC (June 12, 2018) now open for registration. |
April 5, 2018 |
| Notes from the Field: Fatalities Associated with Human Adenovirus Type 7 at a Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facility — New Jersey, 2017 |
This report details an outbreak of adenovirus at a New Jersey substance-abuse rehabilitation facility, where 79 probable cases were identified, and three people died.
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March 30, 2018 |
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Two Cases of Meningococcal Disease in One Family Separated by an Extended Period — Colorado, 2015–2016
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This report describes a possible instance of meningococcal disease transmission within a family, despite appropriate post-exposure prophylaxis recommendations (but without documentation of compliance), with a 15-month interval between cases and with the second case in an infant who was not yet born at the time the first case occurred.
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March 30, 2018
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Operational Infectious Diseases Weekly Update
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The latest update from the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), with 2018 infectious disease surveillance data through March 29, 2018.
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March 30, 2018
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Improving Healthcare Personnel Immunization Rates
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This April 5 webinar will review current immunization recommendations and rates for health care personnel, and discuss best practices and strategies to increase immunization rates in various health care settings.
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March 29, 2018 |
| MMQC-18-1396 Pharmaceutical Reverse Distributor Program Acceptance of Live Attenuated Shingles Vaccine (Zostavax) |
Medical treatment facilities (MTFs) may now turn in soon-to-expire Zostavax shingles vaccine to potentially receive a credit on their Prime Vendor account. |
March 27, 2018 |
| Anthrax Vaccine Information Statement |
An updated Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) has been released for anthrax vaccine, with updates throughout. |
March 27, 2018 |
| Standing Orders for Vaccine Delivery in the Department of Defense (DoD) |
An overview of standing orders and how to create them for vaccine delivery at immunization sites within DoD. |
March 27, 2018 |
| Vaccine package inserts |
The package inserts have been updated for the following vaccines: Heplisav-B, Fluarix (Quadrivalent) and Zostavax. |
March 26, 2018
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MMQC-18-1388 - Current Yellow Fever Vaccine Inventory - Suspense 10 April 2018
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All immunization sites are to report their inventory of yellow fever vaccine, even if they have on-hand zero balance, by April 10, 2018.
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March 26, 2018
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Fatal Yellow Fever in Travelers to Brazil, 2018
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Since January 2018, 10 travel-related cases of yellow fever, including four deaths, have been reported in international travelers returning from Brazil. None of the 10 travelers had received yellow fever vaccination. |
March 20, 2018 |