Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv:
Update Sent October 13, 2004
NOTE: This document is provided for historical purposes only and may not provide our most accurate and up-to-date information. The most current Clinician's information can be found on the Clinician Home Page.
MID-WEEK EDITION
UPDATES TO INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
The following are mid-week flu updates to CDC information and guidance for October 13, 2004. If you have any questions on these or other clinical issues, please call our toll-free Clinician Information Line (CIL) at 877-554-4625 or write to us at: coca@cdc.gov.
INFLUENZA UPDATES
*Reminder* “Current Issues in Immunization” Teleconference,
10/14/2004
This program, presented by the National Immunization Program (NIP) is designed
to provide clinicians with the most up-to-date information on immunization. The
session will be held October 14th, 2004 at 12:00 p.m. EDT.
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ed/ciinc/
Clinician Waiting Room Materials
Provides links for two printable flyers on the 2004-2005 vaccine shortage that
can be posted in clinician waiting rooms and healthcare facilities. The two
flyers are called: Who Should Get a Flu Vaccination and Vaccination is Not
the Only Way to Help Prevent the Flu. Both flyers come with alternate versions.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/flugallery/shortageflyers.htm
CDC, Aventis Pasteur Announce Allocation Plan to Address Influenza
Vaccine Shortages (HAN Announcement)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Aventis Pasteur
announced on October 12th the first phase of the plan to allocate influenza vaccine
in response to the recently announced loss of half of the nation’s expected flu vaccine
supply for the 2004-2005 season. The plan, announced by CDC Director Dr. Julie
Gerberding and Aventis Pasteur US President Damian Braga, calls for CDC to work
closely with Aventis to distribute in phases 22.4 million doses of unshipped vaccine
to identified areas of need throughout the country. See attached HAN for more information.
Public Health Legal Preparedness Materials
The following legal materials may be of use to persons researching the 2004 - 2005 influenza vaccine shortage in the United States. Researchers should also visit the CDC influenza website and the websites of relevant individual jurisdictions.
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/od/phlp/Influenza.asp
Estimates of Target Populations
Provides interim estimates of populations targeted for influenza vaccination from 2002
National Health Interview Survey Data and Health Estimates for 2004 based on influenza
vaccine shortage priority groups.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/vaccination/pdf/targetpopchart.pdf
Be sure to look at our “What’s New” web page for the latest flu
updates and translations.
www.cdc.gov/flu/whatsnew.htm
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