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AIRA is excited to announce the next offering of the Provider Organization Onboarding for IIS training series! Registration for the course will open February 5, 2024, and sessions will be held weekly on Thursdays, March 14, 2024, through April 18, 2024, from 3 to 4:15 p.m. ET. For questions, please email Nicole Grajek at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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What: AIRA has started a new initiative, the IIS Data Analyst Collaborative (IDAC), in response to the request from the IIS data analyst community to have more opportunities to share, discuss, and learn from their peers. During these one-hour meetings held bi-monthly, participants will have a chance to ask questions, answer their peers, share their successes, and more! The first IDAC will be discussing the IISAR submission for 2024.

Who: Anyone who supports the IISAR analysis and/or submission process in their jurisdiction is invited to participate

When: Thursday, February 22, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET

How: Individuals interested in participating in this collaborative should register here. This event will be capped at 50 people.

Not interested in discussing IISAR? These forums will be held bi-monthly with rotating topics of interest! Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have a topic request for a future IIS Data Analyst Collaborative!

Register today for our next AIRA Discovery Session on Monday, February 26, 2024, from 4 to 5 p.m. ET to hear about findings from The Pew Charitable Trusts and Mathematica study on state processes for electronic reporting to IIS.

During the session, you’ll hear about:

• State policy regarding immunization information reporting
• How IIS commonly receive immunization data
• Common IIS data management strategies

There will be time for questions and answers at the end of the webinar.

Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email which contains links to add the meeting to your calendar. 

If you’re unable to attend, this session will be recorded and available in the AIRA repository.

AIRA members can submit and review information requests—a circulation of questions to and answers from the community. To submit an information request to the IIS Community, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with “Information Request” in the subject line.

Information requests are viewable only by individual members and individuals affiliated with member and partner organizations. Recent information requests can be found by using the “Information Requests” filter in the AIRA Repository. Just log in to view these valuable resources! If you have any questions, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Open Information Requests

The Nevada State Immunization Program would like to hear from other jurisdictions that have permanent IIS data quality positions. What have you been able to accomplish that you couldn’t have done without them? How have their contributions positively impacted your immunization program and/or your community/jurisdiction?

If you are willing to share information, please reach out to Amanda (Mandy) Harris at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and copy This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Wednesday, February 7, and don’t forget to include your contact information for follow-up. 

The Kentucky Department of Public Health has a concern regarding reporting Vivotif (typhoid vaccine) to their immunization registry. Because this vaccine is self-administered orally via four doses over a seven-day period, the pharmacist did not select the “administered” option when documenting in its pharmacy system, as the pharmacy itself did not administer the medication; it only dispensed it. The pharmacist stated that, since the patient leaves with the medication to take as self-administered, the pharmacy does not think it should select “administer” and attest to administering the vaccine when no one at the pharmacy did so. The pharmacy technically does not know if the patient will in fact take the medication as prescribed, so it does not feel comfortable reporting to the state that it administered the immunization. They would like to hear from any IIS regarding methods, policies, and/or other helpful information on navigating this unique challenge.

If you are willing to share information, please reach out to Laura Barrett at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and copy This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Wednesday, February 7, and don’t forget to include your contact information for follow-up. 

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CDC recently published two reports summarizing the 2024 updates to the Recommended Immunization Schedules. Please view the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) publications below:

• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents Aged 18 years or Younger
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older

AIRA is participating in the upcoming HIMSS24 Global Health Conference & Exhibition Monday, March 11 through Friday, March 15 in Orlando, Florida. HIMSS24 is a health information and technology event, where professionals throughout the global health ecosystem connect for education, innovation, and collaboration. AIRA and the Immunization Integration Program (IIP) have many in-person events planned for HIMSS24.

Join IIP for an education session, Improving Immunization Data Quality Through EHR and Public Health Collaboration, on Tuesday, March 12 at 1:30 p.m. Come hear about how EHRs, clinic staff, and IIS implemented IIP’s strategies for improving data quality and gain key insights from Oracle Health and Missouri’s IIS as examples of successful cross-sector collaboration.

As an AIRA member, you can receive a discount on your registration. Go to the HIMSS24 registration page and sign in. At the bottom of the “Let’s build your badge!” page under “Are you a member of a HIMSS Collaborating Organization?” select American Immunization Registry Association from the drop-down. Enter the code H24AIRA. Do not enter as a discount code. Under the pick your registration option, you will see the collaborator rates.

We hope to see you there!

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Adolescent Immunization Action Week 2024 (AIAW24) is April 1-5! Visit the AIAW24 page to learn more about this national movement.

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