New! The annual MDCH Fall Regional Immunization Conferences will be held in October-November in eight locations in Michigan. Details are posted on the conference registration website at: http://register2008.mihealth.org/ New! Now is the time to plan your employee flu vaccination campaign! Use the MDCH Flu Fighter Action Kit to help ease your planning efforts. New! Updated Interim Guidelines for the Use of Hib Vaccine New! Congratulations to the AIM Coalition, who was recognized as a 2008 Hometown Health Hero! The award was presented as part of Public Health Week in Michigan. Register Now for the Adolescent Immunization Conference on June 5 in Grand Rapids! William Atkinson, M.D., M.P.H. of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide the keynote address. (More) Fall Regional Immunization Conferences to be held in Oct/Nov (Read) What to do when giving the Hib vaccine during a shortage. (Read) CDC recently developed a Vaccine Information Statement to use when multiple vaccines are given to infants. A handout is attached that addresses questions concerning the use of the recently published multi-vaccine VIS. CDC has also posted an FAQ on the multi-vaccine VIS (Vaccine Information Statement). In Michigan, it is important that vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives be given the Michigan versions of VIS because they include information about the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR). By state law in Michigan, parents must be informed about MCIR. Vaccine Information Statements that are obtained from other sources (e.g., from the CDC or IAC websites) do not contain information about MCIR. May 2007 -- Immunization information for adult patients can now be entered into Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR).  Click here to learn about this and other new MCIR features. ACIP recently published immunization recommendations for Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV) more>> Free online resources from CDC make it easy to promote National Infant Immunization Week April 21-28 more>> Free brochure from MDCH discussing adolescent immunizations in the Talking to Families section of the AIM tool kit on line. MMWR publication, pg 6: Information collected in the first year of post-market monitoring of RotaTeq vaccine does not suggest a link between rotavirus vaccine and intussusception more>> ACIP recently published updated immunization recommendations for "General Recommendations on Immunization" more>> ACIP recently published updated immunization recommendations for "Hepatitis B Part 2: Immunization of Adults" more>> ACIP recently published updated immunization recommendations for "Tdap for Adults" more>> Pertussis educational materials: If You Work in a Health Setting: It's Time for Your Tetanus Booster! Grandparents: Protect Yourself and Your Grandbaby from Whooping Cough Parents: Protect Yourself and Your Children from Whooping Cough