 Childhood Immunization Champion Award Nomination
The U.S. CDC Childhood Immunization Champion Award is an annual award that recognizes individuals who make a significant contribution toward improving public health through their work in childhood immunization. Each year, the U.S. CDC honors up to one person from each of the 50 U.S. states, 8 U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States, and the District of Columbia.
We are now accepting award nominations and are asking that you consider all kinds of nominees, including parent advocates, community members, and health care professionals who go above and beyond their expected responsibilities to ensure that children in their communities get their vaccines on time.
The kit located in the link below provides details about all aspects of the nomination process. Nominations should be submitted to the Maine Immunization Program no later than February 8, 2019.
The U.S. CDC will review nominations for each state and announce awardees during National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), April 27- May 4, 2019.
For more information about the CDC Childhood Immunization Champion Award, please visit: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/champions
U.S. CDC
launches new pneumococcal vaccination app: PneumoRecs VaxAdvisor
U.S. CDC recently launched an app to help vaccination providers quickly and easily determine which pneumococcal vaccines a patient needs and when.
The PneumoRecs VaxAdvisor mobile app:
- Incorporates recommendations for all ages
- Will especially help pediatric providers interpret schedules for catch-up vaccination
- Will help all providers with vaccination based on medical indications
Users simply enter a patient’s age, note if the patient has specific underlying medical conditions, and answer questions about the patient’s pneumococcal vaccination history. Then the app provides patient-specific guidance consistent with the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended immunization schedule.
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What Your Data Logger Should Never Look Like
The display isn't reading a current temperature and reads STOPPED.
This indicates that the LogTag either ran out of memory and stopped recording, or was stopped by holding the start/clear/stop button. To restart the readings, insert the LogTag into the docking station and run it through the software again.
Black boxes keep appearing on the display each day and the display says "ALARM".
Each black box indicates an alarm. A black box will appear any time your data logger has reached a temperature outside of the recommended range. If this happens, it is important to immediately insert the LogTag into the docking station to determine when and how long temperatures were out of range. You are required to contact the manufacturer for each vaccine that may have been exposed to out of range temperatures to determine the viability of the vaccine.
For more information about LogTag data loggers, please visit:
Video Help Guides
Data Logger FAQs
Education Corner
Policy and Procedure Provider Manual
Our NEW 2019 Maine Immunization Program Provider Manual is now available! This manual covers all program requirements for Vaccine for Children Providers. The manual can be found on the General Information bar under “Policies and Procedures” on our website:
www.ImmunizeME.org.
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Keys to Storing and Handling Your Vaccine Supply
Two of the most important safeguards for the nation’s vaccine supply are proper vaccine storage and handling. A new web-on-demand video, titled “Keys to Storing and Handling Your Vaccine Supply,” is designed to decrease vaccine storage and handling errors by demonstrating recommended best practices and addressing frequently asked questions. Continuing Education (CE) is available.
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