Top Stories
- “Use of the Pfizer Pentavalent Meningococcal Vaccine among Persons Aged ≥10 Years: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices—United States, 2023” published in MMWR
- CDC reminds clinicians: nirsevimab (Beyfortus) season has ended in most jurisdictions; prepare to resume in October 2024
- Immunize.org updates its resource for healthcare professionals: “Don’t Be Guilty of These Preventable Errors in Vaccine Administration!”
- Use Immunize.org’s revised temperature logs: now with more room to write min/max temperatures
- Immunize.org updates “Strategies to Improve Adult Vaccination Coverage”
- In time for NIIW: Vaccinate Your Family launches #ProtegeATuBaby, a bilingual initiative encouraging infant immunization
- “My patient just turned 65 and has never had a pneumococcal vaccine. What are my options now?” Watch the 1-minute answer, part of the Ask the Experts Video Series on YouTube.
- Immunize.org’s Influenza Vaccination Honor Roll for healthcare worker vaccination requirements welcomes one new facility
- Vaccines in the news
Immunize.org Website and Clinical Resources
Notable Publications
- “Incidence of Adolescent Syncope and Related Injuries following Vaccination and Routine Venipuncture” published in Journal of Adolescent Health
- “Durability of Original Monovalent mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness against COVID-19 Omicron–Associated Hospitalization in Children and Adolescents—United States, 2021–2023” published in MMWR
- “COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, and Rates of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization among Residents in Nursing Homes—National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, October 2023–February 2024” published in MMWR
- “COVID-19 Vaccination Site Accessibility, United States, December 11, 2020–March 29, 2022” published in Emerging Infectious Diseases