Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 > IAC EXPRESS > Immunization news from the Immunization Action Coalition > =============================================================== > Issue Number 466 June 21, 2004 > > CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE > > 1. CDC made great strides in viral hepatitis prevention under > the leadership of Dr. Harold Margolis > 2. Seize the day: Now's the time to register for the July 8 > Net Conference " Current Issues in Immunization " > 3. Update: IAC posts revised Spanish-language immunization > screening questionnaires on its website > 4. New: You can modify the web-text versions of IAC's standing > orders protocols to meet your practice or clinic needs > 5. Continuing education: For a global immunization perspective, > subscribe to these high-quality international listservs > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > ABBREVIATIONS: AAFP, American Academy of Family Physicians; AAP, > American Academy of Pediatrics; ACIP, Advisory Committee on > Immunization Practices; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and > Prevention; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; IAC, Immunization > Action Coalition; MMWR, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; > NIP, National Immunization Program; VIS, Vaccine Information > Statement; VPD, vaccine-preventable disease; WHO, World Health > Organization. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (1 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > CDC MADE GREAT STRIDES IN VIRAL HEPATITIS PREVENTION UNDER THE > LEADERSHIP OF DR. HAROLD MARGOLIS > > In April, CDC announced that Harold S. Margolis, MD, will be > retiring on June 30 from his position as director, Division of > Viral Hepatitis. Dr. Margolis will become the director of the > Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative in Seoul, Korea. Before > moving to Seoul, he will work at the Emory Vaccine Center in > Atlanta. > > Dr. Margolis began his career with CDC in 1975 as an EIS > (Epidemic Intelligence Service) officer, Alaska Investigation > Division, Anchorage. In 1981, he transferred to the Division of > Hepatitis and Viral Enteritis, Phoenix. In 1987, he became the > chief, Hepatitis Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial > Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases. Under his > outstanding leadership, and with his vision and tireless effort, > the Division of Viral Hepatitis was created in 2001, and he was > appointed director. He is also the director of WHO's > Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Viral > Hepatitis. > > In his 29-year career with CDC, Dr. Margolis has made > significant contributions to viral hepatitis prevention. > Following is information provided by CDC: > > ********************** > > The impact of Dr. Margolis's scientific achievements is > especially evident in the area of hepatitis B virus prevention. > He was the architect of the national Hepatitis B Elimination > Strategy, and under his direction, both perinatal and universal > childhood immunization have been successfully implemented. These > activities have successfully reduced transmission among infants > and young children by 70%-80%. This elimination strategy is a > model for vaccination programs worldwide. In addition to > supporting global hepatitis B immunization activities, > Dr. Margolis was instrumental in setting up the Safe Injection > Global Network at WHO in recognition of the need to direct > efforts to prevent health care related transmission of > bloodborne pathogens through unsafe injections. Dramatic > achievements in the reduction of hepatitis A through > immunization also have been realized during Dr. Margolis's > tenure, and he is responsible for overseeing the National > Hepatitis C Prevention Strategy, and for bringing attention and > resources to the prevention of an important chronic disease of > infectious etiology. > > Dr. Margolis's scientific accomplishments and leadership skills > have brought him respect throughout the scientific community, > both nationally and internationally. He has been invited to > testify before the U.S. Congress and state legislatures; to > serve as a consultant to the World Health Organization; to sit > on numerous review panels; to serve as an advisor to the > National Institutes of Health Committee on Digestive Diseases; > and to chair workshops and symposia at national and > international programs. In 2000, he hosted the 10th > International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver > Disease. During Dr. Margolis's tenure at CDC he has served in a > number of additional capacities including senior advisor, > Smallpox Preparedness and Response, Office of the Director, CDC > (2001-2002). > > ********************** > > In commenting on Dr. Margolis's retirement, IAC executive > director Dr. Deborah Wexler reflected on him as a colleague and > leader. " Hal is a dear friend, " she said. " He's engaging, > stimulating, and challenging. He's also been a mentor: With his > encyclopedic knowledge of viral hepatitis, he's definitely THE > source to seek for information. Hal is also a visionary who has > developed innovative strategies about how public health > agencies, such as hepatitis, STD, HIV, and immunization, can > work together to achieve viral hepatitis elimination. Replacing > him as director of the Division of Viral Hepatitis will be a > daunting task. " > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (2 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > SEIZE THE DAY: NOW'S THE TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE JULY 8 > NET CONFERENCE " CURRENT ISSUES IN IMMUNIZATION " > > Scheduled for July 8, from noon to 1 pm ET, the Net Conference > " Current Issues in Immunization " is designed to provide > clinicians with up-to-date information on immunization. Two > broad sessions topics will be covered: > > (1) Influenza recommendations for 2004-05 (children 6-23 months, > household contacts of children 0-23 months, health care > workers, and live attenuated influenza vaccine [LAIV]) > > (2) Education and training resources (Internet, electronic, > and print) > > The conference requires pre-registration, as space is limited. > Registration will close when the course is full or on July 4 > (midnight ET). > > To register for the conference, go to: > http://www2.cdc.gov/nip/isd/ciinc > > For additional information, go to: > http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ed/ciinc or call (404) 639-8465. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (3 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > UPDATE: IAC POSTS REVISED SPANISH-LANGUAGE IMMUNIZATION > SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRES ON ITS WEBSITE > > In April, IAC revised two popular patient education sheets, > " Screening Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization " and > " Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunization. " Spanish- > language versions of both are now available for downloading from > IAC's website. > > Your clinic or practice staff can save time by having patients > fill out the questionnaires while waiting to be seen by a health > professional. Each questionnaire comes with an English-language > professional-education sheet to help staff interpret the > answers. > > CHILD AND TEEN QUESTIONNAIRE > To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of " Cuestionario de la > vacunacion de ninos y adolescentes, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060-01.pdf > > To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060-01.htm > > To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of the English-language > " Screening Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization, " go > to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060scr.pdf > > To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060scr.htm > > ADULT QUESTIONNAIRE > To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of " Cuestionario para la > vacunacion de adultos, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4065-01.pdf > > To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4065-01.htm > > To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of the English-language > " Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunization, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4065scr.pdf > > To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4065scr.htm > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (4 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > NEW: YOU CAN MODIFY THE WEB-TEXT VERSIONS OF IAC'S STANDING > ORDERS PROTOCOLS TO MEET YOUR PRACTICE OR CLINIC NEEDS > > Intended to help increase adult immunization rates, standing > orders protocols are guidelines health professionals can use to > allow appropriately licensed individuals to administer vaccines > without a physician's direct order. > > In the past year, IAC has developed seven standing orders > protocols for administering vaccine to adults. We've already > announced their availability as ready-to-copy (PDF) documents > (see article #3 in IAC EXPRESS #455, dated 4/12/04: > http://www.immunize.org/genr.d/issue455.htm#n3). These are now > available in web-text (HTML) format on IAC's website. The > advantage of providing these documents in HTML format is that it > allows providers to cut, paste, and modify these protocols to > create ones that meet the needs of their practice or clinic. > > SEVEN STANDING ORDERS PROTOCOLS IN HTML FORMAT > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Hepatitis A Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3077.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Hepatitis B Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3076.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine to Adults, " go > to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3079.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Meningococcal Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3081.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Pneumococcal Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3075.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Tetanus-Diphtheria Toxoid to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3078.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3080.htm > > PROTOCOL FOR MANAGING ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION TO VACCINES > In addition to the standing orders protocols, IAC has developed > a professional education sheet " Medical Management of Vaccine > Reactions in Adult Patients. " It includes " Emergency Medical > Protocol for Management of Anaphylactic Reactions in Adults. " > > To access the web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3082.htm > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (5 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > CONTINUING EDUCATION: FOR A GLOBAL IMMUNIZATION PERSPECTIVE, > SUBSCRIBE TO THESE HIGH-QUALITY INTERNATIONAL LISTSERVS > > For an understanding of global public health issues, including > immunization and viral hepatitis, you might want to subscribe to > one or more international listservs. IAC regards the ones below > as among the best. > > SIGNpost (a publication of the Safe Injection Global Network > [sIGN]). Created by WHO, SIGN is a comprehensive resource on > international injection safety issues. To subscribe to SIGNpost, > a weekly moderated email forum, go to: > http://www.who.int/injection_safety/newsletter/SIGNPost Fill in > the subscription information requested at the bottom of the > screen. You can visit SIGN's home page at > http://www.who.int/injection_safety > > Weekly Epidemiological Record (a WHO publication). Communicates > epidemiological information on cases and outbreaks of diseases > under the International Health Regulations and on other > communicable diseases of public health importance. To subscribe, > send a message to majordomo@... Leave the subject line > blank, and type " subscribe wer-reh " in the body of the message. > > VHPB email service (a publication of the Viral Hepatitis > Prevention Board [VHPB]). The objective of VHPB is to contribute > to the control and prevention of viral hepatitis by drawing > attention to viral hepatitis, issuing prevention guidelines, and > encouraging actions to improve control and prevention. The email > service contains current information from the VHPB website and > the organization's newsletter, " Viral Hepatitis. " To subscribe, > go to: http://www.vhpb.org Click on " VHPB e-mail service " in > the left column. > > ProMED-digest (a publication of the International Society of > Infectious Diseases). Publishes updates on disease outbreaks > around the world several times a week. To subscribe, go to: > http://www.isid.org/promedmail/subscribe.lasso > > =================================================================== > We hope you will forward this e-newsletter to others. > > Managing Editor: Dale (dale@...) > Editorial Assistant: Janelle Tangonan (janelle@...) > ISSN: 1526-1786 > > To subscribe or change your IACX email address, as well as to view > past issues, please visit http://www.immunize.org/express > > This publication is supported in part by Grant No. U66/CCU518372 > from the National Immunization Program, CDC, and Grant No. > U50/CCU523259 from the Division of Viral Hepatitis, CDC. Its > contents are solely the responsibility of IAC and do not necessarily > represent the official views of CDC. > Circulation: 17,862 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 > IAC EXPRESS > Immunization news from the Immunization Action Coalition > =============================================================== > Issue Number 466 June 21, 2004 > > CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE > > 1. CDC made great strides in viral hepatitis prevention under > the leadership of Dr. Harold Margolis > 2. Seize the day: Now's the time to register for the July 8 > Net Conference " Current Issues in Immunization " > 3. Update: IAC posts revised Spanish-language immunization > screening questionnaires on its website > 4. New: You can modify the web-text versions of IAC's standing > orders protocols to meet your practice or clinic needs > 5. Continuing education: For a global immunization perspective, > subscribe to these high-quality international listservs > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > ABBREVIATIONS: AAFP, American Academy of Family Physicians; AAP, > American Academy of Pediatrics; ACIP, Advisory Committee on > Immunization Practices; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and > Prevention; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; IAC, Immunization > Action Coalition; MMWR, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; > NIP, National Immunization Program; VIS, Vaccine Information > Statement; VPD, vaccine-preventable disease; WHO, World Health > Organization. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (1 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > CDC MADE GREAT STRIDES IN VIRAL HEPATITIS PREVENTION UNDER THE > LEADERSHIP OF DR. HAROLD MARGOLIS > > In April, CDC announced that Harold S. Margolis, MD, will be > retiring on June 30 from his position as director, Division of > Viral Hepatitis. Dr. Margolis will become the director of the > Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative in Seoul, Korea. Before > moving to Seoul, he will work at the Emory Vaccine Center in > Atlanta. > > Dr. Margolis began his career with CDC in 1975 as an EIS > (Epidemic Intelligence Service) officer, Alaska Investigation > Division, Anchorage. In 1981, he transferred to the Division of > Hepatitis and Viral Enteritis, Phoenix. In 1987, he became the > chief, Hepatitis Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial > Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases. Under his > outstanding leadership, and with his vision and tireless effort, > the Division of Viral Hepatitis was created in 2001, and he was > appointed director. He is also the director of WHO's > Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Viral > Hepatitis. > > In his 29-year career with CDC, Dr. Margolis has made > significant contributions to viral hepatitis prevention. > Following is information provided by CDC: > > ********************** > > The impact of Dr. Margolis's scientific achievements is > especially evident in the area of hepatitis B virus prevention. > He was the architect of the national Hepatitis B Elimination > Strategy, and under his direction, both perinatal and universal > childhood immunization have been successfully implemented. These > activities have successfully reduced transmission among infants > and young children by 70%-80%. This elimination strategy is a > model for vaccination programs worldwide. In addition to > supporting global hepatitis B immunization activities, > Dr. Margolis was instrumental in setting up the Safe Injection > Global Network at WHO in recognition of the need to direct > efforts to prevent health care related transmission of > bloodborne pathogens through unsafe injections. Dramatic > achievements in the reduction of hepatitis A through > immunization also have been realized during Dr. Margolis's > tenure, and he is responsible for overseeing the National > Hepatitis C Prevention Strategy, and for bringing attention and > resources to the prevention of an important chronic disease of > infectious etiology. > > Dr. Margolis's scientific accomplishments and leadership skills > have brought him respect throughout the scientific community, > both nationally and internationally. He has been invited to > testify before the U.S. Congress and state legislatures; to > serve as a consultant to the World Health Organization; to sit > on numerous review panels; to serve as an advisor to the > National Institutes of Health Committee on Digestive Diseases; > and to chair workshops and symposia at national and > international programs. In 2000, he hosted the 10th > International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver > Disease. During Dr. Margolis's tenure at CDC he has served in a > number of additional capacities including senior advisor, > Smallpox Preparedness and Response, Office of the Director, CDC > (2001-2002). > > ********************** > > In commenting on Dr. Margolis's retirement, IAC executive > director Dr. Deborah Wexler reflected on him as a colleague and > leader. " Hal is a dear friend, " she said. " He's engaging, > stimulating, and challenging. He's also been a mentor: With his > encyclopedic knowledge of viral hepatitis, he's definitely THE > source to seek for information. Hal is also a visionary who has > developed innovative strategies about how public health > agencies, such as hepatitis, STD, HIV, and immunization, can > work together to achieve viral hepatitis elimination. Replacing > him as director of the Division of Viral Hepatitis will be a > daunting task. " > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (2 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > SEIZE THE DAY: NOW'S THE TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE JULY 8 > NET CONFERENCE " CURRENT ISSUES IN IMMUNIZATION " > > Scheduled for July 8, from noon to 1 pm ET, the Net Conference > " Current Issues in Immunization " is designed to provide > clinicians with up-to-date information on immunization. Two > broad sessions topics will be covered: > > (1) Influenza recommendations for 2004-05 (children 6-23 months, > household contacts of children 0-23 months, health care > workers, and live attenuated influenza vaccine [LAIV]) > > (2) Education and training resources (Internet, electronic, > and print) > > The conference requires pre-registration, as space is limited. > Registration will close when the course is full or on July 4 > (midnight ET). > > To register for the conference, go to: > http://www2.cdc.gov/nip/isd/ciinc > > For additional information, go to: > http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ed/ciinc or call (404) 639-8465. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (3 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > UPDATE: IAC POSTS REVISED SPANISH-LANGUAGE IMMUNIZATION > SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRES ON ITS WEBSITE > > In April, IAC revised two popular patient education sheets, > " Screening Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization " and > " Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunization. " Spanish- > language versions of both are now available for downloading from > IAC's website. > > Your clinic or practice staff can save time by having patients > fill out the questionnaires while waiting to be seen by a health > professional. Each questionnaire comes with an English-language > professional-education sheet to help staff interpret the > answers. > > CHILD AND TEEN QUESTIONNAIRE > To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of " Cuestionario de la > vacunacion de ninos y adolescentes, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060-01.pdf > > To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060-01.htm > > To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of the English-language > " Screening Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization, " go > to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060scr.pdf > > To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060scr.htm > > ADULT QUESTIONNAIRE > To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of " Cuestionario para la > vacunacion de adultos, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4065-01.pdf > > To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4065-01.htm > > To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of the English-language > " Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunization, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4065scr.pdf > > To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4065scr.htm > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (4 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > NEW: YOU CAN MODIFY THE WEB-TEXT VERSIONS OF IAC'S STANDING > ORDERS PROTOCOLS TO MEET YOUR PRACTICE OR CLINIC NEEDS > > Intended to help increase adult immunization rates, standing > orders protocols are guidelines health professionals can use to > allow appropriately licensed individuals to administer vaccines > without a physician's direct order. > > In the past year, IAC has developed seven standing orders > protocols for administering vaccine to adults. We've already > announced their availability as ready-to-copy (PDF) documents > (see article #3 in IAC EXPRESS #455, dated 4/12/04: > http://www.immunize.org/genr.d/issue455.htm#n3). These are now > available in web-text (HTML) format on IAC's website. The > advantage of providing these documents in HTML format is that it > allows providers to cut, paste, and modify these protocols to > create ones that meet the needs of their practice or clinic. > > SEVEN STANDING ORDERS PROTOCOLS IN HTML FORMAT > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Hepatitis A Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3077.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Hepatitis B Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3076.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine to Adults, " go > to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3079.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Meningococcal Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3081.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Pneumococcal Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3075.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Tetanus-Diphtheria Toxoid to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3078.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3080.htm > > PROTOCOL FOR MANAGING ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION TO VACCINES > In addition to the standing orders protocols, IAC has developed > a professional education sheet " Medical Management of Vaccine > Reactions in Adult Patients. " It includes " Emergency Medical > Protocol for Management of Anaphylactic Reactions in Adults. " > > To access the web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3082.htm > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (5 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > CONTINUING EDUCATION: FOR A GLOBAL IMMUNIZATION PERSPECTIVE, > SUBSCRIBE TO THESE HIGH-QUALITY INTERNATIONAL LISTSERVS > > For an understanding of global public health issues, including > immunization and viral hepatitis, you might want to subscribe to > one or more international listservs. IAC regards the ones below > as among the best. > > SIGNpost (a publication of the Safe Injection Global Network > [sIGN]). Created by WHO, SIGN is a comprehensive resource on > international injection safety issues. To subscribe to SIGNpost, > a weekly moderated email forum, go to: > http://www.who.int/injection_safety/newsletter/SIGNPost Fill in > the subscription information requested at the bottom of the > screen. You can visit SIGN's home page at > http://www.who.int/injection_safety > > Weekly Epidemiological Record (a WHO publication). Communicates > epidemiological information on cases and outbreaks of diseases > under the International Health Regulations and on other > communicable diseases of public health importance. To subscribe, > send a message to majordomo@... Leave the subject line > blank, and type " subscribe wer-reh " in the body of the message. > > VHPB email service (a publication of the Viral Hepatitis > Prevention Board [VHPB]). The objective of VHPB is to contribute > to the control and prevention of viral hepatitis by drawing > attention to viral hepatitis, issuing prevention guidelines, and > encouraging actions to improve control and prevention. The email > service contains current information from the VHPB website and > the organization's newsletter, " Viral Hepatitis. " To subscribe, > go to: http://www.vhpb.org Click on " VHPB e-mail service " in > the left column. > > ProMED-digest (a publication of the International Society of > Infectious Diseases). Publishes updates on disease outbreaks > around the world several times a week. To subscribe, go to: > http://www.isid.org/promedmail/subscribe.lasso > > =================================================================== > We hope you will forward this e-newsletter to others. > > Managing Editor: Dale (dale@...) > Editorial Assistant: Janelle Tangonan (janelle@...) > ISSN: 1526-1786 > > To subscribe or change your IACX email address, as well as to view > past issues, please visit http://www.immunize.org/express > > This publication is supported in part by Grant No. U66/CCU518372 > from the National Immunization Program, CDC, and Grant No. > U50/CCU523259 from the Division of Viral Hepatitis, CDC. Its > contents are solely the responsibility of IAC and do not necessarily > represent the official views of CDC. > Circulation: 17,862 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 > IAC EXPRESS > Immunization news from the Immunization Action Coalition > =============================================================== > Issue Number 466 June 21, 2004 > > CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE > > 1. CDC made great strides in viral hepatitis prevention under > the leadership of Dr. Harold Margolis > 2. Seize the day: Now's the time to register for the July 8 > Net Conference " Current Issues in Immunization " > 3. Update: IAC posts revised Spanish-language immunization > screening questionnaires on its website > 4. New: You can modify the web-text versions of IAC's standing > orders protocols to meet your practice or clinic needs > 5. Continuing education: For a global immunization perspective, > subscribe to these high-quality international listservs > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > ABBREVIATIONS: AAFP, American Academy of Family Physicians; AAP, > American Academy of Pediatrics; ACIP, Advisory Committee on > Immunization Practices; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and > Prevention; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; IAC, Immunization > Action Coalition; MMWR, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; > NIP, National Immunization Program; VIS, Vaccine Information > Statement; VPD, vaccine-preventable disease; WHO, World Health > Organization. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (1 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > CDC MADE GREAT STRIDES IN VIRAL HEPATITIS PREVENTION UNDER THE > LEADERSHIP OF DR. HAROLD MARGOLIS > > In April, CDC announced that Harold S. Margolis, MD, will be > retiring on June 30 from his position as director, Division of > Viral Hepatitis. Dr. Margolis will become the director of the > Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative in Seoul, Korea. Before > moving to Seoul, he will work at the Emory Vaccine Center in > Atlanta. > > Dr. Margolis began his career with CDC in 1975 as an EIS > (Epidemic Intelligence Service) officer, Alaska Investigation > Division, Anchorage. In 1981, he transferred to the Division of > Hepatitis and Viral Enteritis, Phoenix. In 1987, he became the > chief, Hepatitis Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial > Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases. Under his > outstanding leadership, and with his vision and tireless effort, > the Division of Viral Hepatitis was created in 2001, and he was > appointed director. He is also the director of WHO's > Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Viral > Hepatitis. > > In his 29-year career with CDC, Dr. Margolis has made > significant contributions to viral hepatitis prevention. > Following is information provided by CDC: > > ********************** > > The impact of Dr. Margolis's scientific achievements is > especially evident in the area of hepatitis B virus prevention. > He was the architect of the national Hepatitis B Elimination > Strategy, and under his direction, both perinatal and universal > childhood immunization have been successfully implemented. These > activities have successfully reduced transmission among infants > and young children by 70%-80%. This elimination strategy is a > model for vaccination programs worldwide. In addition to > supporting global hepatitis B immunization activities, > Dr. Margolis was instrumental in setting up the Safe Injection > Global Network at WHO in recognition of the need to direct > efforts to prevent health care related transmission of > bloodborne pathogens through unsafe injections. Dramatic > achievements in the reduction of hepatitis A through > immunization also have been realized during Dr. Margolis's > tenure, and he is responsible for overseeing the National > Hepatitis C Prevention Strategy, and for bringing attention and > resources to the prevention of an important chronic disease of > infectious etiology. > > Dr. Margolis's scientific accomplishments and leadership skills > have brought him respect throughout the scientific community, > both nationally and internationally. He has been invited to > testify before the U.S. Congress and state legislatures; to > serve as a consultant to the World Health Organization; to sit > on numerous review panels; to serve as an advisor to the > National Institutes of Health Committee on Digestive Diseases; > and to chair workshops and symposia at national and > international programs. In 2000, he hosted the 10th > International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver > Disease. During Dr. Margolis's tenure at CDC he has served in a > number of additional capacities including senior advisor, > Smallpox Preparedness and Response, Office of the Director, CDC > (2001-2002). > > ********************** > > In commenting on Dr. Margolis's retirement, IAC executive > director Dr. Deborah Wexler reflected on him as a colleague and > leader. " Hal is a dear friend, " she said. " He's engaging, > stimulating, and challenging. He's also been a mentor: With his > encyclopedic knowledge of viral hepatitis, he's definitely THE > source to seek for information. Hal is also a visionary who has > developed innovative strategies about how public health > agencies, such as hepatitis, STD, HIV, and immunization, can > work together to achieve viral hepatitis elimination. Replacing > him as director of the Division of Viral Hepatitis will be a > daunting task. " > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (2 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > SEIZE THE DAY: NOW'S THE TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE JULY 8 > NET CONFERENCE " CURRENT ISSUES IN IMMUNIZATION " > > Scheduled for July 8, from noon to 1 pm ET, the Net Conference > " Current Issues in Immunization " is designed to provide > clinicians with up-to-date information on immunization. Two > broad sessions topics will be covered: > > (1) Influenza recommendations for 2004-05 (children 6-23 months, > household contacts of children 0-23 months, health care > workers, and live attenuated influenza vaccine [LAIV]) > > (2) Education and training resources (Internet, electronic, > and print) > > The conference requires pre-registration, as space is limited. > Registration will close when the course is full or on July 4 > (midnight ET). > > To register for the conference, go to: > http://www2.cdc.gov/nip/isd/ciinc > > For additional information, go to: > http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ed/ciinc or call (404) 639-8465. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (3 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > UPDATE: IAC POSTS REVISED SPANISH-LANGUAGE IMMUNIZATION > SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRES ON ITS WEBSITE > > In April, IAC revised two popular patient education sheets, > " Screening Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization " and > " Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunization. " Spanish- > language versions of both are now available for downloading from > IAC's website. > > Your clinic or practice staff can save time by having patients > fill out the questionnaires while waiting to be seen by a health > professional. Each questionnaire comes with an English-language > professional-education sheet to help staff interpret the > answers. > > CHILD AND TEEN QUESTIONNAIRE > To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of " Cuestionario de la > vacunacion de ninos y adolescentes, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060-01.pdf > > To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060-01.htm > > To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of the English-language > " Screening Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization, " go > to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060scr.pdf > > To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060scr.htm > > ADULT QUESTIONNAIRE > To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of " Cuestionario para la > vacunacion de adultos, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4065-01.pdf > > To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4065-01.htm > > To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of the English-language > " Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunization, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4065scr.pdf > > To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4065scr.htm > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (4 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > NEW: YOU CAN MODIFY THE WEB-TEXT VERSIONS OF IAC'S STANDING > ORDERS PROTOCOLS TO MEET YOUR PRACTICE OR CLINIC NEEDS > > Intended to help increase adult immunization rates, standing > orders protocols are guidelines health professionals can use to > allow appropriately licensed individuals to administer vaccines > without a physician's direct order. > > In the past year, IAC has developed seven standing orders > protocols for administering vaccine to adults. We've already > announced their availability as ready-to-copy (PDF) documents > (see article #3 in IAC EXPRESS #455, dated 4/12/04: > http://www.immunize.org/genr.d/issue455.htm#n3). These are now > available in web-text (HTML) format on IAC's website. The > advantage of providing these documents in HTML format is that it > allows providers to cut, paste, and modify these protocols to > create ones that meet the needs of their practice or clinic. > > SEVEN STANDING ORDERS PROTOCOLS IN HTML FORMAT > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Hepatitis A Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3077.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Hepatitis B Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3076.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine to Adults, " go > to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3079.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Meningococcal Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3081.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Pneumococcal Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3075.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Tetanus-Diphtheria Toxoid to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3078.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3080.htm > > PROTOCOL FOR MANAGING ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION TO VACCINES > In addition to the standing orders protocols, IAC has developed > a professional education sheet " Medical Management of Vaccine > Reactions in Adult Patients. " It includes " Emergency Medical > Protocol for Management of Anaphylactic Reactions in Adults. " > > To access the web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3082.htm > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (5 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > CONTINUING EDUCATION: FOR A GLOBAL IMMUNIZATION PERSPECTIVE, > SUBSCRIBE TO THESE HIGH-QUALITY INTERNATIONAL LISTSERVS > > For an understanding of global public health issues, including > immunization and viral hepatitis, you might want to subscribe to > one or more international listservs. IAC regards the ones below > as among the best. > > SIGNpost (a publication of the Safe Injection Global Network > [sIGN]). Created by WHO, SIGN is a comprehensive resource on > international injection safety issues. To subscribe to SIGNpost, > a weekly moderated email forum, go to: > http://www.who.int/injection_safety/newsletter/SIGNPost Fill in > the subscription information requested at the bottom of the > screen. You can visit SIGN's home page at > http://www.who.int/injection_safety > > Weekly Epidemiological Record (a WHO publication). Communicates > epidemiological information on cases and outbreaks of diseases > under the International Health Regulations and on other > communicable diseases of public health importance. To subscribe, > send a message to majordomo@... Leave the subject line > blank, and type " subscribe wer-reh " in the body of the message. > > VHPB email service (a publication of the Viral Hepatitis > Prevention Board [VHPB]). The objective of VHPB is to contribute > to the control and prevention of viral hepatitis by drawing > attention to viral hepatitis, issuing prevention guidelines, and > encouraging actions to improve control and prevention. The email > service contains current information from the VHPB website and > the organization's newsletter, " Viral Hepatitis. " To subscribe, > go to: http://www.vhpb.org Click on " VHPB e-mail service " in > the left column. > > ProMED-digest (a publication of the International Society of > Infectious Diseases). Publishes updates on disease outbreaks > around the world several times a week. To subscribe, go to: > http://www.isid.org/promedmail/subscribe.lasso > > =================================================================== > We hope you will forward this e-newsletter to others. > > Managing Editor: Dale (dale@...) > Editorial Assistant: Janelle Tangonan (janelle@...) > ISSN: 1526-1786 > > To subscribe or change your IACX email address, as well as to view > past issues, please visit http://www.immunize.org/express > > This publication is supported in part by Grant No. U66/CCU518372 > from the National Immunization Program, CDC, and Grant No. > U50/CCU523259 from the Division of Viral Hepatitis, CDC. Its > contents are solely the responsibility of IAC and do not necessarily > represent the official views of CDC. > Circulation: 17,862 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 > IAC EXPRESS > Immunization news from the Immunization Action Coalition > =============================================================== > Issue Number 466 June 21, 2004 > > CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE > > 1. CDC made great strides in viral hepatitis prevention under > the leadership of Dr. Harold Margolis > 2. Seize the day: Now's the time to register for the July 8 > Net Conference " Current Issues in Immunization " > 3. Update: IAC posts revised Spanish-language immunization > screening questionnaires on its website > 4. New: You can modify the web-text versions of IAC's standing > orders protocols to meet your practice or clinic needs > 5. Continuing education: For a global immunization perspective, > subscribe to these high-quality international listservs > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > ABBREVIATIONS: AAFP, American Academy of Family Physicians; AAP, > American Academy of Pediatrics; ACIP, Advisory Committee on > Immunization Practices; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and > Prevention; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; IAC, Immunization > Action Coalition; MMWR, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; > NIP, National Immunization Program; VIS, Vaccine Information > Statement; VPD, vaccine-preventable disease; WHO, World Health > Organization. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (1 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > CDC MADE GREAT STRIDES IN VIRAL HEPATITIS PREVENTION UNDER THE > LEADERSHIP OF DR. HAROLD MARGOLIS > > In April, CDC announced that Harold S. Margolis, MD, will be > retiring on June 30 from his position as director, Division of > Viral Hepatitis. Dr. Margolis will become the director of the > Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative in Seoul, Korea. Before > moving to Seoul, he will work at the Emory Vaccine Center in > Atlanta. > > Dr. Margolis began his career with CDC in 1975 as an EIS > (Epidemic Intelligence Service) officer, Alaska Investigation > Division, Anchorage. In 1981, he transferred to the Division of > Hepatitis and Viral Enteritis, Phoenix. In 1987, he became the > chief, Hepatitis Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial > Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases. Under his > outstanding leadership, and with his vision and tireless effort, > the Division of Viral Hepatitis was created in 2001, and he was > appointed director. He is also the director of WHO's > Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Viral > Hepatitis. > > In his 29-year career with CDC, Dr. Margolis has made > significant contributions to viral hepatitis prevention. > Following is information provided by CDC: > > ********************** > > The impact of Dr. Margolis's scientific achievements is > especially evident in the area of hepatitis B virus prevention. > He was the architect of the national Hepatitis B Elimination > Strategy, and under his direction, both perinatal and universal > childhood immunization have been successfully implemented. These > activities have successfully reduced transmission among infants > and young children by 70%-80%. This elimination strategy is a > model for vaccination programs worldwide. In addition to > supporting global hepatitis B immunization activities, > Dr. Margolis was instrumental in setting up the Safe Injection > Global Network at WHO in recognition of the need to direct > efforts to prevent health care related transmission of > bloodborne pathogens through unsafe injections. Dramatic > achievements in the reduction of hepatitis A through > immunization also have been realized during Dr. Margolis's > tenure, and he is responsible for overseeing the National > Hepatitis C Prevention Strategy, and for bringing attention and > resources to the prevention of an important chronic disease of > infectious etiology. > > Dr. Margolis's scientific accomplishments and leadership skills > have brought him respect throughout the scientific community, > both nationally and internationally. He has been invited to > testify before the U.S. Congress and state legislatures; to > serve as a consultant to the World Health Organization; to sit > on numerous review panels; to serve as an advisor to the > National Institutes of Health Committee on Digestive Diseases; > and to chair workshops and symposia at national and > international programs. In 2000, he hosted the 10th > International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver > Disease. During Dr. Margolis's tenure at CDC he has served in a > number of additional capacities including senior advisor, > Smallpox Preparedness and Response, Office of the Director, CDC > (2001-2002). > > ********************** > > In commenting on Dr. Margolis's retirement, IAC executive > director Dr. Deborah Wexler reflected on him as a colleague and > leader. " Hal is a dear friend, " she said. " He's engaging, > stimulating, and challenging. He's also been a mentor: With his > encyclopedic knowledge of viral hepatitis, he's definitely THE > source to seek for information. Hal is also a visionary who has > developed innovative strategies about how public health > agencies, such as hepatitis, STD, HIV, and immunization, can > work together to achieve viral hepatitis elimination. Replacing > him as director of the Division of Viral Hepatitis will be a > daunting task. " > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (2 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > SEIZE THE DAY: NOW'S THE TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE JULY 8 > NET CONFERENCE " CURRENT ISSUES IN IMMUNIZATION " > > Scheduled for July 8, from noon to 1 pm ET, the Net Conference > " Current Issues in Immunization " is designed to provide > clinicians with up-to-date information on immunization. Two > broad sessions topics will be covered: > > (1) Influenza recommendations for 2004-05 (children 6-23 months, > household contacts of children 0-23 months, health care > workers, and live attenuated influenza vaccine [LAIV]) > > (2) Education and training resources (Internet, electronic, > and print) > > The conference requires pre-registration, as space is limited. > Registration will close when the course is full or on July 4 > (midnight ET). > > To register for the conference, go to: > http://www2.cdc.gov/nip/isd/ciinc > > For additional information, go to: > http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ed/ciinc or call (404) 639-8465. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (3 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > UPDATE: IAC POSTS REVISED SPANISH-LANGUAGE IMMUNIZATION > SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRES ON ITS WEBSITE > > In April, IAC revised two popular patient education sheets, > " Screening Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization " and > " Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunization. " Spanish- > language versions of both are now available for downloading from > IAC's website. > > Your clinic or practice staff can save time by having patients > fill out the questionnaires while waiting to be seen by a health > professional. Each questionnaire comes with an English-language > professional-education sheet to help staff interpret the > answers. > > CHILD AND TEEN QUESTIONNAIRE > To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of " Cuestionario de la > vacunacion de ninos y adolescentes, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060-01.pdf > > To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060-01.htm > > To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of the English-language > " Screening Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization, " go > to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060scr.pdf > > To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060scr.htm > > ADULT QUESTIONNAIRE > To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of " Cuestionario para la > vacunacion de adultos, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4065-01.pdf > > To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4065-01.htm > > To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of the English-language > " Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunization, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4065scr.pdf > > To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4065scr.htm > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (4 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > NEW: YOU CAN MODIFY THE WEB-TEXT VERSIONS OF IAC'S STANDING > ORDERS PROTOCOLS TO MEET YOUR PRACTICE OR CLINIC NEEDS > > Intended to help increase adult immunization rates, standing > orders protocols are guidelines health professionals can use to > allow appropriately licensed individuals to administer vaccines > without a physician's direct order. > > In the past year, IAC has developed seven standing orders > protocols for administering vaccine to adults. We've already > announced their availability as ready-to-copy (PDF) documents > (see article #3 in IAC EXPRESS #455, dated 4/12/04: > http://www.immunize.org/genr.d/issue455.htm#n3). These are now > available in web-text (HTML) format on IAC's website. The > advantage of providing these documents in HTML format is that it > allows providers to cut, paste, and modify these protocols to > create ones that meet the needs of their practice or clinic. > > SEVEN STANDING ORDERS PROTOCOLS IN HTML FORMAT > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Hepatitis A Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3077.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Hepatitis B Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3076.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine to Adults, " go > to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3079.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Meningococcal Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3081.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Pneumococcal Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3075.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Tetanus-Diphtheria Toxoid to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3078.htm > > To access the web-text (HTML) version of " Standing Orders for > Administering Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine to Adults, " go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3080.htm > > PROTOCOL FOR MANAGING ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION TO VACCINES > In addition to the standing orders protocols, IAC has developed > a professional education sheet " Medical Management of Vaccine > Reactions in Adult Patients. " It includes " Emergency Medical > Protocol for Management of Anaphylactic Reactions in Adults. " > > To access the web-text (HTML) version, go to: > http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3082.htm > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > (5 of 5) > June 21, 2004 > CONTINUING EDUCATION: FOR A GLOBAL IMMUNIZATION PERSPECTIVE, > SUBSCRIBE TO THESE HIGH-QUALITY INTERNATIONAL LISTSERVS > > For an understanding of global public health issues, including > immunization and viral hepatitis, you might want to subscribe to > one or more international listservs. IAC regards the ones below > as among the best. > > SIGNpost (a publication of the Safe Injection Global Network > [sIGN]). Created by WHO, SIGN is a comprehensive resource on > international injection safety issues. To subscribe to SIGNpost, > a weekly moderated email forum, go to: > http://www.who.int/injection_safety/newsletter/SIGNPost Fill in > the subscription information requested at the bottom of the > screen. You can visit SIGN's home page at > http://www.who.int/injection_safety > > Weekly Epidemiological Record (a WHO publication). Communicates > epidemiological information on cases and outbreaks of diseases > under the International Health Regulations and on other > communicable diseases of public health importance. To subscribe, > send a message to majordomo@... Leave the subject line > blank, and type " subscribe wer-reh " in the body of the message. > > VHPB email service (a publication of the Viral Hepatitis > Prevention Board [VHPB]). The objective of VHPB is to contribute > to the control and prevention of viral hepatitis by drawing > attention to viral hepatitis, issuing prevention guidelines, and > encouraging actions to improve control and prevention. The email > service contains current information from the VHPB website and > the organization's newsletter, " Viral Hepatitis. " To subscribe, > go to: http://www.vhpb.org Click on " VHPB e-mail service " in > the left column. > > ProMED-digest (a publication of the International Society of > Infectious Diseases). Publishes updates on disease outbreaks > around the world several times a week. To subscribe, go to: > http://www.isid.org/promedmail/subscribe.lasso > > =================================================================== > We hope you will forward this e-newsletter to others. > > Managing Editor: Dale (dale@...) > Editorial Assistant: Janelle Tangonan (janelle@...) > ISSN: 1526-1786 > > To subscribe or change your IACX email address, as well as to view > past issues, please visit http://www.immunize.org/express > > This publication is supported in part by Grant No. U66/CCU518372 > from the National Immunization Program, CDC, and Grant No. > U50/CCU523259 from the Division of Viral Hepatitis, CDC. Its > contents are solely the responsibility of IAC and do not necessarily > represent the official views of CDC. > Circulation: 17,862 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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