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Needle Tips is a publication written for health professionals who provide immunization services to children, teens, or adults. Every issue includes the Ask the Experts feature by CDC experts who answer challenging and timely questions about vaccines and their administration; the Vaccine Highlights section which contains vaccine news from ACIP and CDC; and ready-to-print materials from IAC to photocopy and hand out to staff and patients. The technical content of Needle Tips is reviewed for accuracy by CDC. Subscribe to Needle Tips - it's free!
Table of Contents: October 2012 Issue PAGE NO.
Needle Tips October 2012
Needle Tips: Vol 22(4)
Download entire issue: 20 pages, 5.31 MB PDF
Special focus on influenza vaccination
1-20
HPV Vaccination: How Can We Do Better? 1
Editorial discusses the need to improve HPV vaccination coverage for adolescents, includes links to practical online tools
Ask the Experts: CDC Immunization Experts Answer Your Questions 1, 5, 19
CDC immunization experts Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH, Donna Weaver, RN, MN, and Iyabode Akinsanya-Beysolow, MD, MPH, answer challenging and timely questions about vaccines and their administration    
Peek at the Redesign of IAC's Website for the Public, www.vaccineinformation.org! 2
Article about the upcoming launch of the redesigned website for the public – this section also includes publication details about Needle Tips and lists publication staff, IAC staff, and the board of directors
Products You Can Purchase from IAC 3
Order laminated immunization schedules, immunization record cards, and training DVD, includes descriptions and how to order the items – this section also includes the names and affiliations of IAC's advisory board members    
Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more 4
Updates on licensed vaccines, table of current VIS dates, and news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
IAC Welcomes Dr. William Atkinson as Associate Director for Immunization Education 5
Biographical details and information
Poster: Protect Your Baby from Serious Diseases 6
Picture of infant surrounded by images of family members and friends, emphasizes importance of whooping cough and influenza vaccination for close contacts of infants
New! Cocooning Protects Babies 7
One-page fact sheet explains the importance of vaccinating against pertussis and influenza for close contacts of infants
First Do No Harm: Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Policies for Healthcare Personnel Helps Protect Patients 8–9
Statements from leading healthcare organizations and related influenza resources to help you implement a mandatory influenza vaccination policy at your institution
Guides for determining the number of doses of influenza vaccine to give to children ages 6 months through 8 years during the 2012–2013 influenza season 10
This resource provides guides for determining the number of doses of influenza vaccine to give to children ages 6 months through 8 years during the 2012–13 influenza season
Influenza Vaccine Products for the 2012–13 Influenza Season 11
Information about influenza vaccine products available in the United States this flu season
Influenza Education Materials for Patients and Staff 12
Compilation of influenza-related educational materials from IAC
Screening for Influenza Vaccine Contraindications 13
Checklists your patients fill out to help you evaluate if influenza vaccine can be given at that day's visit, includes information sheet for professionals
Standing Orders for Administering Influenza Vaccines to Children and Adults 14
Eligible health professionals may vaccinate children, teens, and adults who meet the criteria on these forms
Standing Orders for Administering Pneumococcal (PPSV23 and PCV13) Vaccine to Adults 15
Eligible health professionals may vaccinate adults who meet any of the criteria on this form
CDC Poster: Spread Fun. Not Flu. 16
Picture of toddlers having fun, text mentions the importance of influenza vaccination for infants 6 months of age and older
No More Excuses: There Are Many Places to Get Your Flu Vaccine 17
Lists all the places where you can find flu vaccine, with images
New! Influenza Vaccination of People with a History of Egg Allergy 18
Easy-to-use guide to post in your clinic to help determine if patients who report egg allergy should receive influenza vaccine
IAC's Immunization Resources Order Form 20
Order 2012 laminated immunization schedules, the new "Immunization Techniques" DVD, and patient record cards
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