43rd National Immunization Conference (NIC): Don’t Squat on Your Spurs: A Cowboy’s Guide to Vaccine Program Challenges

Workshop presenters will discuss three vaccine program challenges: the potential association between conscientious exemptions to immunization and pertussis disease in Texas, meningococcal conjugate vaccine failures and common epidemiologic characteristics, and primary care physicians' awareness of interim Hib vaccination recommendations.

Thursday, April 2, 2009: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Lone Star Ballroom C1

Moderator:

Tami Skoff

9:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

9:05 AM

100

Comparison of Conscientious Exemptions to Immunization and Pertussis Disease in Texas
Monica M. Gamez; Rita R. Espinoza; Tony Aragon; Kenzi Guerrero

Audio File Slides Recorded presentation

9:20 AM

101

Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine Failures in the United States: January 2005 to September 2008
Jessica MacNeil; Amanda Cohn; Elaine Miller; for The Active Bacterial Core Surveillance (ABCs) Team; MeningNet Surveillance Partners

Audio File Slides Recorded presentation

9:35 AM

102

Are Primary Care Physicians Following Interim Recommendations for the Use of Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib) Vaccine during Shortages?
Christine Babbel; Gregory Wallace; Shannon Stokley; Matthew F. Daley; Lori A. Crane; Sandra R. Black; Jennifer Barrow; Miriam Dickinson; Allison Kempe

43rd National Immunization Conference (NIC): Don’t Squat on Your Spurs: A Cowboy’s Guide to Vaccine Program Challenges

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