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April 2016
An Immunization Update from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Save the date: 2016 Got Your Shots? Immunization Conference
The Got Your Shots? Immunization Conference (www.health.state.
mn.us/divs/idepc/immunize/conference) will be held Sept. 8-9,
2016, at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Minneapolis, MN. Mark
your calendars and plan to join us! Stay tuned for more information
on the agenda and registration information.
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Current VISs, April 2016
(Changes from last quarter are in bold italics.)
Chickenpox-interim
3/13/08
DTaP/DT/DTP
5/17/07
The importance of varicella diagnosis, testing, and reporting – Part 3
This is the third article in our series on varicella (chickenpox)
diagnosis, testing, and reporting. This month we’re focusing on
reporting varicella.
Hepatitis A - interim
10/25/11
Hepatitis B - interim
2/2/12
Hib - interim
4/2/15
As of Jan. 1, 2013, all cases of varicella are required to be reported to
MDH within one business day. Reporting all cases helps us track
varicella activity and assess how well the vaccine is working.
Reporting also allows us to follow-up with cases and notify high-risk
individuals who were exposed, such as pregnant women and
immunocompromised persons, so they can receive VariZIG or get
vaccinated. This follow-up can also help prevent outbreaks in settings
like child care centers.
HPV Cervarix - interim
5/3/11
Japanese encephalitis
1/24/14
Providers should always report varicella cases based on the clinical
diagnosis because laboratory testing doesn’t distinguish between
varicella (chickenpox) and zoster (shingles). Reporting applies to
cases seen in a clinic/hospital and diagnosis given over the phone.
Make sure all cases are reported using the MDH “Yellow Card” or by
phone to 651-201-5414 or 877-676-5414. For more information, see
the Reporting All Cases of Varicella (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/
idepc/diseases/varicella/hcp/reportallvar.html) website.
Meningococcal (MCV4 & MPSV4) - interim
3/31/16
Serogroup B Meningococcal (MenB) - interim
8/14/15
MMR - interim
4/20/12
MMRV
5/21/10
Multi-vaccine - interim
11/5/15
PCV13 - interim
11/5/15
Make sure patients with asthma are vaccinated
May is Asthma Awareness Month. Asthma patients of all ages are
at higher risk for certain vaccine-preventable diseases. Flu is one
example. This is because people who have asthma have swollen and
sensitive airways, so the flu can trigger asthma attacks and worsen
asthma symptoms. It can also lead to pneumonia and other
respiratory diseases. In the 2014-15 flu season, 16 percent of total
hospitalized cases in the seven-county metro area had a history of
asthma. Make sure your patients who have asthma are up-to-date on
immunizations for: flu, pertussis, and invasive pneumococcal disease.
PPSV23
4/24/15
Polio
11/8/11
Rabies
10/6/09
Rotavirus - interim
4/15/15
Shingles (zoster)
10/6/09
Td - interim
2/24/15
Tdap - interim
2/24/15
Typhoid
5/29/12
Use MIIC to support population health initiatives
MIIC’s Assessment and Client Follow-Up features are valuable quality
improvement tools that can be used to support population health
initiatives, including monitoring up-to-date immunization rates and
facilitating outreach to clients due or overdue for immunizations.
Get more information on these features at MIIC User Guidance and
Training Resources (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/immunize/
registry/hp/train.html).
Yellow Fever
3/30/11
Give Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) before vaccinating
Federal law requires anyone who vaccinates to give all patients, or
their parents or legal guardians, the appropriate VIS before giving
vaccines. Not only does the law require it, but parents want this
information and time to ask questions. Get more information on the
Facts About VISs (www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/about/facts-vis.
html) website.
MDH Immunization Program 1-800-657-3970
HPV Gardasil - interim
5/17/13
HPV Gardasil-9 - interim
3/31/16
Influenza - LAIV
8/7/15
Influenza - TIV
8/7/15
Why we give the hepatitis B birth dose
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month and a good time to remind
ourselves why we give the hepatitis B birth dose. Hepatitis B can be
transmitted from mother to child at birth. While all women should be
tested for hepatitis B during pregnancy, sometimes testing is missed
or results are misinterpreted. Infants born to hepatitis B positive
women need the birth dose and hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG)
to help prevent mother to child transmission. If the mother is not
identified as having hepatitis B and the birth dose is not given, the
infant could leave the hospital with no protection against their
exposure at birth. This could lead to chronic infection and serious
health outcomes (e.g., liver cancer). The birth dose acts as a safety
net, ensuring that all infants born to hepatitis B mothers receive
some protection at birth. Starting the hepatitis B vaccine series at
birth also protects babies from possible future exposures.
www.health.state.mn.us/immunize
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