Immunizations for Adults Immunization Education Update For
Physicians and Staff JULY 2015
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Presented By: Georgia Chapter - American Academy of Pediatrics
Georgia Immunization Program In Cooperation with: Georgia Academy
of Family Physicians Georgia Chapter American College of Physicians
Georgia OB/Gyn Society
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Faculty Disclosure Information In accordance with ACCME*
Standards, all faculty members are required to disclose to the
program audience any real or apparent conflict of interest to the
content of their presentation. This presentation will include the
most current ACIP recommendations for frequently used vaccines but
is not a comprehensive review of all available vaccines. Some ACIP
recommendations for the use of vaccines have not currently been
approved by the FDA. Detailed information regarding all ACIP
Recommendations is available at
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/recs/index.html *Accreditation Council
for Continuing Medical Education
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Objectives At the end of this presentation, you will be able
to: Understand the role vaccines have played in preventing diseases
Discuss the importance of vaccines for adolescents and adults
Explain the role of a vaccine champion Review the most recent CDC
recommendations for storage and handling of vaccines List at least
2 reliable sources for immunization information
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Disease Average Annual Reported Cases Pre-vaccine* Cases in
U.S. 2013** Provisional Cases in U.S. 2014*** Provisional %
Reduction In U.S. 2014 Smallpox48,164Eradicated worldwide in 1980
Diphtheria175,88501>99.9% Measles503,282187628>99.9%
Mumps152,2095841,15199.2% Pertussis147,27128,63928,66080.6% Polio
(paralytic)16,31610100% Rubella47,74598>99.9% Congenital Rubella
Syndrome 82310100% Tetanus1,314262198.4% H. Influenzae Type b
Age