Author: Kate Smith
AMA Update Videos
The American Medical Association is giving communicable disease update videos in lieu of national updates. View them here: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerMedicalAssn Tuberculosis in Kansas, Ebola Virus Update, and H5N9 Bird Flu: https://youtu.be/HlPBmT_R0po
Data is Slowly Returning
February 10, 2025 Data and communications from the Department of Health and Human Services are slowly coming back on line after a 3-week pause. And we’ve seen some alarming things: Also, let’s not forget that it’s respiratory virus season, and there is an avian influenza outbreak.
CDC Vaccine Information Down
Monday, February 3, 2025 Over the weekend, the CDC.gov website with ACIP-approved Vaccine Schedules and Vaccine Information Schedules was taken offline, to modify them to align with the orders of the Trump administration. Some of that information can be found on our website: https://immunizedelaware.org/vaccine-information/.
HPV Vaccine Prevents Cancer.
From Paul Offit’s “Beyond the Noise:” Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cancer. Every year, HPV causes about 20,000 cancers in women and 14,000 in men. For women, HPV is the only known cause of cervical cancer, accounting for about 11,000 cases and 4,000 deaths every year. For men, HPV is a common cause of head, neck, anal, and genital cancers. The first vaccine to prevent HPV (Gardasil) was licensed in 2006. With the licensure of an HPV vaccine that protected against additional strains in 2014, the incidence of cervical cancer has dropped 62 percent over the past decade. Perhaps no vaccine Read More …
School Based Health Centers offer Influenza Vaccines
ChristianaCare School Based Health Centers (SBHC) will be offering influenza (flu) vaccine to students beginning in mid-October. There are no co-pays, and they can offer VFC program immunizations. Immunization may be free of charge. SBHCs also offer other vaccines including: Click here for SBHC contact information. Or call the central office at 302-608-5741.
HHS Debuts “Let’s Get Real” Campaign About Childhood Vaccines
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) launched the Let’s Get Real campaign to cut through the noise of misinformation and give parents the balanced information they need about childhood vaccines. The campaign provides verifiable facts so parents can get the information they want to make informed vaccine decisions, and it shares stories from doctors and peers on why most of us rely on vaccines to protect our children. Let’s Get Real also offers tools for health care professionals with pediatric patients.
Inequalities in Uptake of Childhood Vaccination in England, 2019-2023
To assess vaccination uptake rates in children aged ≤5 years, researchers analyzed longitudinal data at general practice level for England captured in the COVER programme. They found the absolute inequality in vaccine uptake at baseline (2019-2020) was largest for MMR2 in children at age 5 years. For all faccinations studied, the SII for uptake increased over the study period, and the number of children susceptible to measles increased 15-fold in the least deprived group. Read the study here.
How to Talk About Vaccines Without Ruining the Holidays
Join Voices for Vaccines as they talk about vaccines, and how to have those conversations with family over the holidays. Wednesday, November 13 at 7:00 pm ET Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rfuigrTsoHNUgPxXLhwKt6X1bQK9bJBaq
2024 Immunization Summit
Join us for the 2024 Immunization Summit! In partnership with the Delaware Division of Public Health, we are pleased to invite you to join us, live and in person, on December 12, 2024! WHEN: Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm WHERE: The Ammon Education Center at ChristianaCare Agenda 12:00 – 12:30 pm: Check In 12:30 – 12:40 pm: Welcome, Introductions 12:40 – 1:30 pm: Influenza Update (Virtual) 1:30 – 2:20 pm: Vaccines for Pregnant People 2:40 – 3:30 pm: Vaccines for Cancer (Virtual) 3:30 – 4:20 pm: Vaccine Confidence 4:40 – 5:30 pm: Panel: Vaccine Updates Read More …