The 37th National Immunization Conference of CDC

Ohio
Tuesday, March 18, 2003: 11:00 AM-12:30 PM

C10: Overview of Current Issues in Pneumococcal Disease, Pertussis and Anthrax

CDC experts will provide overviews of important current issues in the prevention of pneumococcal disease, pertussis, and anthrax.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to describe the impact of the new 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in children.

Moderator:Trudy Murphy
11:00 AMIntroductory Remarks
11:05 AMDecline in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Following Introduction of Conjugate Vaccine
Cynthia G. Whitney, Monica M. Farley, James Hadler, Lee H. Harrison, Nancy M. Bennett, Ruth Lynfield, Arthur Reingold, Paul R. Cieslak, Tamara Pilishvili, Delois Jackson, Richard R. Facklam, James Jorgensen, Anne Schuchat
11:25 AMPresentation — Gregory Wallace
11:45 AMPresentation — Michael McNeil
12:05 PMDiscussion

The 37th National Immunization Conference of CDC