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Top Stories
- Immunize.org presents Becky Payne Award to the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) for extraordinary efforts on behalf of immunization
- “Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices—United States, 2022–23 Influenza Season” published in MMWR
- Immunize.org updates its print-ready fact sheet “Influenza Vaccine Products for the 2022–2023 Influenza Season”
- Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine authorized and recommended as primary series option for adolescents age 12 to 17
- Immunize.org updates “Checklist of Current Versions of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance and Clinic Support Tools.” Check your document versions today.
- CDC revises Monkeypox/Smallpox Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)
- CDC confirms new human infection with novel influenza virus from pigs
- Immunize.org’s Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll recognizes 564 institutions, including four new honorees. Three previously honored institutions qualify for sustained honors.
- Spotlight: Immunize.org resources that focus on vaccine products and manufacturers
- Journalists interview Immunize.org experts
- Vaccines in the news
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Featured Resources
- Meningitis B Action Project offers student hub and resources geared to college students and peer health educators
- Voices for Vaccines releases podcast with nurse practitioner Blima Marcus on the return of polio to the United States
Notable Publications
- “Risk of Preterm Birth, Small for Gestational Age at Birth, and Stillbirth after COVID-19 Vaccination during Pregnancy: Population Based Retrospective Cohort Study” published in British Medical Journal
- “Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations among Adults during SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 Variant Predominance—COVID-19—Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network, 14 States, June 20, 2021–May 31, 2022” published in MMWR
