Hello, This email contains a Discovery Session announcement and a SnapShots reminder. AIRA Discovery SessionJoin AIRA and CDC for AIRA’s next Discovery Session on Monday, November 30 at 4 p.m. ET. This session's topic is the 2020 Immunization Information Systems Annual Report (IISAR). You can find a copy of the IISAR hereand meeting inf...

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View this email in your browser September 2020 IN THIS ISSUE Vaccine Development, Distribution, and SupplyWhat I Have Learned as an Immunization Advisor during the COVID-19 Pandemic...by Marc Rondy, PAHO/WHO Immunization Focal Point in GuatemalaSummary of the Status of National Immunization Programs during the COVID-19 PandemicGuidel...

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Hello, This email contains upcoming opportunities to help develop an AIRA data quality guide and to participate in a Tableau user group.Request for Volunteers to Develop an AIRA Data Quality Guide AIRA's Modeling of Immunization Registry Operations Workgroup (MIROW) Steering Committee (SC) is looking for subject matter ex...

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View this email in your browserDate: 29 October 2020 Annual EYE partners' meeting on 23-24, November 2020An important message from Dr Ambrose Talisuna (Programme Manager, Emergency Preparedness, WHO AFRO) regarding the upcoming EYE strategy annual partners' meeting on 23rd and 24th November - 15.30 to 18.30 GMT+1. Please save the date.&...

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Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,525: October 28, 2020 Top StoriesVOTE!CDC publishes “Vaccination Coverage by Age 24 Months among Children Born in 2016 and 2017—National Immunization Survey-Child, United States, 2017–2019” in MMWRDr. Melinda Wharton issues “Call to Action: Childhood Vaccination Coverage,” urgi...

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Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,524: October 27, 2020 "VACCINES SAVE LIVES" BLACK ENAMEL PINS, FLU VACCINE BUTTONS AND STICKERS, AND MORE FROM IAC!IAC's elegantly designed "Vaccines Save Lives" black enamel pins make great holiday gifts or workplace recognitions!Flu season is here. Order your bright red “FLU ...

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Hello, This email contains an information request and an opportunity to participate in a Tableau user group.Information Request Please see the following information request from New Hampshire. If you are willing to share information, please reply to this email and include your contact information for follow-up. INFORMATION REQUESTED For...

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Hello, This email contains a Discovery Session reminder and links to new AIRA job opportunities. AIRA Discovery Session Reminder Don’t forget to join AIRA and CDC for the next Discovery Session on Monday, October 26 at 4 p.m. ET. This month’s topic is COVID-19 Vaccine Readiness: An Overview of CDC’s COVID-19 Preparedness Report and AIRA’s Measureme...

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Hello, This email contains a reminder to take AIRA's evaluation survey and a message from one of our partners.AIRA’s Evaluation Survey This Friday is the last day to take AIRA’s evaluation survey. This essential survey collects information that drives the resources, initiatives, and educational offerings AIRA provides. This survey assesses Y...

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IAC Express #1,523 - Your weekly immunization news service: SHEA on medical exemptions and more Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,523: October 21, 2020 Top StoriesSociety for Healthcare Epidemiology of America issues policy statement that only medical contraindications should be accepted as a reason for not receiving ...

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Hello, You’re invited to a webinar on Tuesday, October 27 from 3 to 4 p.m. ET about COVID-19 vaccination response planning for IIS. The AIRA-hosted webinar will include: What we currently know regarding response planningPresentations from jurisdictions about their plansTime for questions and answers We hope you can join us! Register here. If you ha...

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Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,522: October 20, 2020 Ask the Experts: IAC Answers Questions about Meningococcal Disease and the Vaccines That Prevent ItAs an additional service to IAC Express readers, we periodically publish special editions such as this one, providing you with new and updated Ask the...

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Hello, AIRA is excited to offer 30-minute virtual appointments where your IIS team can meet with AIRA technical staff to review the Aggregate Analysis Reporting Tool (AART) testing results and discuss detailed and practical recommendations for improvements. This year will also feature an M&I: COVID-19 Standards Alignment Report in addition to t...

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Hello, This email contains a reminder to evaluate AIRA's resources and an information request. Reminder to Evaluate AIRA's ResourcesPlease take a brief survey to evaluate several of the resources that were developed over the past few years. Your feedback will help us improve the quality of AIRA’s resources moving forward. Plea...

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Hello, This email contains information about AIRA's upcoming members and partners meeting and a request for SnapShots articles.AIRA Members & Partners Meeting Please see the attached agenda for the upcoming AIRA Members & Partners meeting on Monday, October 19 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Don't forget, if you haven't already, you need ...

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Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,521: October 14, 2020 Top StoriesTune in Thursday: IAC will host “Mass Vaccination Clinics: Challenges and Best Practices” webinar on October 15 FDA posts briefing document for its advisory committee, VRBPAC titled “Development, Authorization and Licensure of Vac...

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Hello, This email contains upcoming opportunities from AIRA's Modeling of Immunization Registry Operations Workgroup (MIROW). Request for Volunteers to Develop an AIRA Data Quality Guide The MIROW Steering Committee (SC) is looking for subject matter experts (SMEs) to volunteer for a short-term workgroup. The workgroup will create a Data Quality As...

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Hello, Join AIRA and CDC for AIRA’s next Discovery Session on Monday, October 26 at 4 p.m. ET. This month’s topic is COVID-19 Vaccine Readiness: An Overview of CDC’s COVID-19 Preparedness Report and AIRA’s Measurement and Improvement COVID-19 Standards Alignment Report. CDC and AIRA will be discussing IIS preparedness reports from CDC and...

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Save the date – Annual EYE partners meeting, 23-24 November 2020 (updated)

Dear EYE partners and colleagues, We are looking forward to our joint participation at the Annual EYE Partners Meeting on November 23rd, 2020 between 15.30 and 17.30 (Geneva Time). We decided to add an additional day to the event. This will enable us to address aspects such as surveillance; enhancement of our collaboration, and practical considerat...

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Hello, This email contains a webinar invitation and an information request. Trust for America’s Health Webinar You’re invited to join a free 90-minute webinar hosted by Trust for America’s Health on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. ET. The webinar is titled, Ensuring COVID-19 Vaccine Access, Safety, and Utilization: Building Vacc...

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