Welcome
to the updated Immunization Page!
In
an effort to consolidate and organize the rapidly changing
information on vaccinations for children, this page has been
re-organized to make it easier to navigate. The main areas
may be reached by using the links on the left. Important new
links will be listed below.
AAP
District II is consolidating vaccine information so that it is not
duplicated on the Chapter web sites. If you have arrived here by
using a link from a New York Chapter web site, you may return by
clicking here or on the links to the left.
If
you would like to follow current pending legislation regarding
immunizations, click on this
link, then click on the New York area.
The
NYS Department of Health Immunization Program has recently
developed the above document which outlines the guidelines for
immunizing women before, during and after pregnancy. It was
developed based on current recommendations from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices and the American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists.
In the single pdf file, you will find the following:
An
introductory letter
Guidelines
document
A
1-page CDC reference chart entitled "Immunization &
Pregnancy"
Frequently
Asked Questions about New York State Public Health Law §2112
The Public Health Law provided a two year implementation period to
enable providers to be phased in through continuous regional roll
out. Throughout 2009 multiple training opportunities and
methods were available to all providers Statewide. It is
important to note that those who are not currently participating
are out of compliance with the legislative mandate and are a full
two years behind in reporting. Failure to comply with public
health law may result in monetary penalties. It is imperative that any provider organization
that has not yet attended training or begun reporting to NYSIIS
take the necessary steps to do so by reviewing the contents of
this letter. As in the past two years, classroom trainings
will be available regionally. Classroom training sessions as
well as live webinar trainings have been scheduled for July
through December 2010. In addition, recorded webinar
trainings and self-guided online tutorials are continuously
available for use at your convenience.
The NYSIIS
team is pleased to announce that development of the NYSIIS Online
Self-Guided Training Tutorials is now complete! The NYSIIS
tutorials were designed as a complement to both the classroom and
webinar training methods. These tutorials offer training
participants more training flexibility and an opportunity to
review specific functions and concepts as needed. There are
10 self-paced tutorials that demonstrate the core functions for
utilizing NYSIIS.
Based
on the recommendation of the Commissioner of Health, the
(Insurance) Department has determined that covered
necessary immunizations under the law are those recommended
by the ACIP, and should the ACIP amend its recommendations,
...HMOs will take the necessary steps to provide coverage in
accordance with the ACIP revised schedule, effective as of the
date of the change.
Please direct any questions concerning
the Circular Letter to:
Deborah A. Kozemko, J.D.
Supervising Insurance Attorney
New York State Insurance Department
One Commerce Plaza
Albany, NY 12257
E-mail: dkozemko@ins.state.ny.us
CDC Reinstates Hib Booster
Dose Due to Improving Supply (posted
6/27/2009)
Due to an improving supply of Haemophilus influenzae type b
(Hib) vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
in consultation with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the
American Academy of Family Physicians, reinstated the booster dose
of Hib vaccine for all children 12 through 15 months of age on
June 25th.
Recommendations for reinstatement of Hib
booster dose
Infants should receive their primary Hib series at
ages 2, 4 and 6 months, and a Hib booster dose on time
at 12 through 15 months of age.
Older children for whom a Hib booster dose was
deferred should receive the Hib booster at the next
routinely scheduled visit or medical encounter.
Mass recall of children for their catch-up Hib booster
dose is not recommended at this time because physicians
may encounter supply problems during such a massive
recall.
"Updated Recommendations for Use of Haemophilus
influenzae Type b (Hib) Vaccine: Reinstatement of the
Booster Dose at Ages 12-15 Months," MMWR, June 26.
Although Merck has not yet returned to market with its Hib-containing
vaccines, sanofi pasteur has increased production of monovalent
Hib vaccine, PRP-T (ActHIB), and DTaP-IPV/Hib (Pentacel). Enough
Hib-containing vaccine is now available for distribution to allow
a return to the full dose schedule for all children 12 through 15
months of age and for children 15 through 60 months who come in
for routine health services and who did not receive their booster
dose. Providers should expect some additional doses of Hib vaccine
each month. However, supplies are not yet adequate to support a
mass recall of children whose booster dose was delayed.
For more information, see the article
in the July 2009 issue of AAP News, in addition to the Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) dispatch. The MMWR
dispatch includes additional recommendations to ensure that
eligible patients receive all currently recommended doses of this
important immunization.
CDC's Vaccine
Information Statements website page (provides downloadable VIS
statements and a link to VISs in other languages): http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/default.htm#download.
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