These recommendations update information on the vaccine available for controlling influenza during the 1994-95 influenza season. The recommendations supersede MMWR 1993;42(No. RR-6)1-13. Antiviral agents also have an important role in the control of influenza. Recommendations for the use of antiviral agents will be published later in 1994 as Part II of these recommendations.

In February 1999, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) expanded recommendations for varicella (chickenpox) vaccine to promote wider use of the vaccine for susceptible children and adults. The updated recommendations include establishing child care and school entry requirements, use of the vaccine following exposure and for outbreak control, use of the vaccine for some childre...

1. The Defra Antimicrobial Resistance Coordination Group has prepared the attached paper summarising the actions taken to address the recommendations in the ACMSF 1999 Report on Microbial Antibiotic Resistance in Relation to Food Safety. Members may wish to read this paper in conjunction with the recommendations and Government’s response paper which has been circulated as an Information Paper (...

Reforming the US vaccine-financing system is a promising means of increasing vaccine coverage among US children; however, it is a significant undertaking that calls for creativity and cooperation by a diverse group of stakeholders. In this commentary, we present a consumer’s viewpoint on the vaccine-financing recommendations of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC). Because immunizatio...

The material in this report originated in the National Center for Infectious Diseases, Rima F. Khabbaz, MD, Director; Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Denise M. Cardo, MD, Director; Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Steve Monroe, PhD, Acting Director; and National Immunization Program, Anne Schuchat, MD, Director; Epidemiology and Surveillance Division, Alison Mawle, PhD, Act...

Bradley J. McCall MBBS,MPH,MA, FAFPHM, Public Health Physician, Adjunct Professor (UQ) Megan K. Young MBBS, MPH, FAFPHM, Public Health Physician, Lecturer Scott Cameron MD, MPH, FAFPHM, Clinical Associate Professor Rod Givney BA, BSc(Med)(Hons), MBBS, FRCPA, PhD, MPH, Senior Staff Specialist, Conjoint Senior Lecturer Robert Hall BSc(Med), MBBS, MPH, GCHE, DipRACOG, FRACMA, FAFPHM, FPHAA, Senior...

As the preceding articles indicate, school-located vaccination (SLV) shows great promise as a method to quickly and efficiently vaccinate large numbers of school-aged children against influenza. This approach can both relieve health care providers who lack sufficient capacity to effectively vaccinate their patients annually, in accordancewith the 2008 recommendations of Advisory Committee on Im...

With cost of vaccines steadily increasing, recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) have growing economic implications for the public. We used semi-structured telephone interviews to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the 15 voting members of the 2006-2007 ACIP regarding the use of economic information by the committee in their deliberations abou...

The US system for immunizing children involves a complex mixture of privateand public-sector roles and responsibilities. By most measures, the immunization programhasbeen successful, having introducedanumber of new vaccines and expanded the use of existing vaccines during this decade, so that the current immunization schedule protects infants, children, and adolescents from 16 infectious diseases.