Hello, It might be April Fool’s Day, but this is no joke! The AIRA 2021 National Meeting is happening. We’re currently planning for a hybrid meeting with both in-person and virtual components on August 3–5 in Portland, Oregon. Thankfully, the COVID-19 case rates in Oregon are among the lowest in the nation. If things go as hoped with President Bide...
Hello,It’s hard to believe March is almost over. Spring has sprung, and with it comes the next edition of SnapShots, AIRA’s newsletter about the progress, best practices, and accomplishments of IIS across the country. This edition showcases some of the ongoing work being done in the IIS community, including data visualization, tools for...
Hello, Join us for the next American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) Discovery Session on Monday, April 26 at 4 p.m. ET.AIRA hosts monthly webinars, called Discovery Sessions, for staff in the IIS community. Next month’s session will be an orientation to AIRA’s resources and activities for new IIS staff and staff that have not ...
Hello,We’re looking for articles for the June 2021 edition of SnapShots and would love to share your stories. SnapShots is AIRA’s quarterly newsletter that highlights the innovative work and accomplishments of IIS. Being mid-year, June is a great time to reflect on the previous six months and any mid-year milestones your program and II...
Hello,Please join us for the upcoming AIRA Members & Partners meeting on Monday, April 19 at 2 p.m. ET. AIRA Members & Partners quarterly meetings provide important updates from AIRA and partner organizations and are a great way to get a high-level overview of the activities going on within the IIS and immunization co...
Hello, Please see the following information request. If you are willing to share information, please reply to this email and include your contact information for follow-up. Information Requested The next phase of vaccination in Minnesota includes a job sector (food processing plants) that contains a large number of undocumented people. There i...
Hello,The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met on February 24 and 25, 2021, where ACIP members received updates and discussed several vaccines, including rabies, pneumococcal, zoster, and influenza. Members also voted to adjust the vaccine schedule for rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis.These meetings have been s...
Hello, Don't forget to join us for the next AIRA Discovery Session on Monday, March 22 at 4 p.m. ET. This session will be all about COVID-19 hot topics. There will be a combination of updates about IIS-specific COVID-19 hot topics (e.g., data quality for race and ethnicity) and time for questions and community discussion.We’ve changed t...
Hello, Please see the following information request. If you are willing to share information, please reply to this email and include your contact information for follow-up. Information Requested Vermont’s IIS is being deluged with data requests, as we’re sure others are. We provide aggregate data and generally report at the county level. More ...
Hello,There are new job opportunities available in Philadelphia and Idaho that we want to share with you. If you have a job opportunity you want AIRA to share, send an email to
Monthly Update February 2021 in Review www.immregistries.org In This Issue… AIRA's COVID-19 Response UpdateFebruary and March ACIP MeetingsHow SmartyStreets Can Support Patient Matching EffortsMeasurement and Improvement UpdatesAIRA Board Corner: Dannette Dronenburg, SecretaryAIRA 2020 Education Survey ReminderWanted: SnapShots ContributorsI...
Hello, Join us for the next AIRA Discovery Session on Monday, March 22 at 4 p.m. ET. This session will be all about COVID-19 hot topics. There will be a combination of updates about IIS-specific COVID-19 hot topics (e.g., data quality for race and ethnicity) and time for questions and community discussion.We’ve changed the platform for ...
Hello,As part of our ongoing commitment to share important decisions and recommendations with you, below is a summary of today’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting and subsequent vote. The ACIP met today, February 28, to discuss and vote on recommendations for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. The ACIP members received a...
Hello,The Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act was introduced by US Representatives Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) and Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) on January 28. The legislation provides a national framework for IIS operations. We know you may be getting asked about the bill and may need information on it in order to answer questions and/or pass ...
Hello, As part of our ongoing commitment to provide AIRA members with easy (and free!) tips to help you de-stress, we’re doing something a little different for today's AIRA Discovery Session at 4 p.m. ET. This one-hour session will introduce AIRA members to the “what, why, and how” of mindfulness as a tool for self-care that can help us manage stre...
Hello, As a reminder, AIRA needs your help to prioritize strategies and activities most likely to improve the capture of adult vaccination records in IIS. We know your time is precious right now and we appreciate any valuable input you can provide. If you have time, please complete our quick 10-minute prioritization activity by no later t...
Hello, This email contains a Discovery Session reminder and a link to several new opportunities for AIRA independent contractor positions. AIRA Discovery Session Reminder As part of our ongoing commitment to provide AIRA members with easy (and free!) tips to help you de-stress, we’re doing something a little different for the next AIRA Discovery Se...
Hello, This email contains an update on priority group guidance and a job opportunities update. Updated Version of Priority Group Guidance Now Available! This guidance document has been updated to include a proposed priority group code set based on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) priority groups and tiers. Communicating prio...
Hello,As a reminder, we are seeking feedback from our members and partners on our draft Landscape Analysis of Adult Immunization Capture in Immunization Information Systems report. This project started prior to the pandemic, but COVID-19 has highlighted the need to focus attention and resources on the considerations highlighted in the report...
Hello, AIRA needs your help to prioritize strategies and activities most likely to improve the capture of adult vaccination records in IIS. We know your time is precious right now and we appreciate any valuable input you can provide. If you have time, please complete our quick 10-minute prioritization activity by no later than Tuesday, Fe...