The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Cancer Society, and the American Association of Cancer Institutes are partnering for the third annual HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention Champion Award. The Champion award…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and Medscape are proud to introduce a new FREE continuing education (CE) activity. The goal of this activity is to describe the…
National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance held in August to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. To facilitate local support of this national awareness effort, the Public Health…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) has posted a Notice of Funding Opportunity (DHS-19-CWMD-077-001) for the First Responder Vaccine Initiative (FRVI) Pilot. The FRVI Pilot will provide…
William Schaffner, MD, NFID Medical Director and liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and H. Keipp B. Talbot, MD, MPH, NFID Secretary and ACIP Member, will discuss updates from the June 2019…
Proper vaccine administration is critical for ensuring that vaccines are both safe and effective. To help health professionals with this, CDC now has an e-Learn on vaccine administration. Vaccine administration errors happen more often than…
Two of the most important safeguards for the nation’s vaccine supply are proper vaccine storage and handling. An updated web-on-demand video, titled “Keys to Storing and Handling Your Vaccine Supply,” is designed to decrease vaccine…
On Wednesdays from June 5 through September 25, CDC experts will discuss a chapter of Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (commonly known as the “Pink Book”), 13th edition, and answer viewers’ questions. Webinars will…
NFID Medical Director William Schaffner, MD will moderate the webinar with presentations by NFID Director Ruth M. Carrico, PhD, DNP, FNP-C, CIC, Associate Professor at the University of Louisville and Jane R. Zucker, MD, MS, Assistant Commissioner at…
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) Medical Director William Schaffner, MD will moderate the webinar with presentations by NFID Director Ruth M. Carrico, PhD, DNP, FNP-C, CIC, Associate Professor at the University of Louisville and Jane R.…