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Top Stories
- Experts offer vaccination resources for the ongoing monkeypox outbreak; CDC announces increased nationwide testing capacity
- American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association issue reports reviewing COVID-19 disease and vaccination trends
- National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit solicits nominations for 2022 NAIIS Immunization Excellence Awards; deadline is July 25
- Immunize.org’s Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll recognizes 560 institutions, including one new honoree. Five previously honored institutions qualify for sustained honors.
- Spotlight: Check out the Immunize.org resources to help with your vaccine advocacy
- Vaccines in the news
Featured Resources
- Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) Immunization Coalition releases COVID-19 vaccine resources in five languages for children age 6 months up to 5 years
- Order Immunize.org’s child, adult, and lifetime immunization record cards—wallet-sized, designed to last!
- Immunize.org updates one line in “Checklist of Current Versions of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance and Clinic Support Tools” to include infants and young children
Notable Publications
- CDC publishes “Factors Associated with Severe Outcomes among Immunocompromised Adults Hospitalized for COVID-19—COVID-NET, 10 States, March 2020–February 2022” in MMWR
- “The Vaccine-Hesitant Moment” published in New England Journal of Medicine
- “Safety of COVID-19 Vaccination in U.S. Children Ages 5–11 Years” pre-published in Pediatrics
