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Immunize.org Website and Clinical Resources
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Immunize.org updates "Ask the Experts: COVID-19" questions and answers section for the 2025–26 season
Immunize.org revised its Ask the Experts: COVID-19 section, updating all content for the 2025–26 COVID-19 season, based upon the CDC interim clinical considerations published on November 4, 2025. Hyperlinks were updated or deleted as needed. Links to 2025–26 season COVID-19 vaccination recommendations from professional medical societies were added.
Immunize.org’s Ask the Experts main page leads you to 30 web pages on various topics with more than 1,300 common or challenging questions and answers about vaccines and their administration. Immunize.org’s team of experts includes Kelly L. Moore, MD, MPH (team lead); Carolyn B. Bridges, MD, FACP; Iyabode Beysolow, MD, MPH; and Jane Zucker, MD, MSc. Related Links
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The Immunize.org Vaccines A–Z: COVID-19 main page was updated for the 2025–26 COVID-19 season, including links to Immunize.org’s new standing orders templates for COVID-19 vaccines. This page connects you to all COVID-19 vaccine content from Immunize.org, in addition to key links from governmental and nongovernmental organizations. Related Links
Immunize.org updated links and content in three of its "Questions and Answers" resources:
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This week we observe National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW). NIVW is our annual December reminder of the critical importance of sustaining influenza vaccination practices beyond Thanksgiving. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the weekly CDC FluView update report was delayed until December 1. As a result, a summary is not included in this week’s IZ Express. Related Links:
“Past HepB Vaccination, Negative Screening Anti-HBs. What Now?” Watch the 3-minute video, part of the Ask the Experts Video Series on YouTube.
This week, our featured episode from the Ask the Experts Video Series is Past HepB Vaccination, Negative Screening Anti-HBs. What Now? The video briefly describes whether adults in the general public who were properly vaccinated with HepB need to be revaccinated if they have a negative surface antibody (anti-HBs) result on their triple panel screening test for hepatitis B. Like, follow, and share Immunize.org’s social media accounts and encourage colleagues and others interested in vaccination to do likewise.
These recent articles convey the potential risks of vaccine-preventable diseases and the importance of vaccination.
Immunize.org Website and Clinical Resources
This week’s Spotlight highlights Immunize.org's three honor rolls that recognize institutional excellence in vaccination policy and practice. You can locate the honor rolls under the About menu tab by selecting the “Recognizing Excellence” menu item. Links are provided to each honor roll with an option to view the current honorees.
The Influenza Vaccination Honor Roll recognizes healthcare organizations that require influenza vaccination for employees to protect their patients. Honorees include 1,246 healthcare systems, hospitals, medical practices, pharmacies, and others. The Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll recognizes U.S. birthing institutions that achieve HepB birth dose coverage rate of 90% or greater. Honorees must also adopt birth dose policies, procedures, and protocols. Currently, there are 594 honorees. The MenB Vaccination Honor Roll recognizes institutions of higher education that adopt policies requiring or recommending MenB vaccination to protect their students and help prevent outbreaks. There are 271 honorees currently listed. Each honor roll landing page lists the requirements for your institution to be included and displays an online application. Relevant links to government vaccination mandates, position statements from leading medical organizations, journal articles, editorials, websites, toolkits, and personal stories from those affected by these vaccine-preventable diseases are provided. You can look for your institution among current honor roll honorees on a single page. Filter honorees by honor roll type, facility type, and by U.S. state, territory, or military base abroad. Recap: NEW! Immunize.org posts printable resource "QR Code Links to Spanish Translations of Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)." Immunize.org posted QR Code Links to Spanish Translations of Vaccine Information Statements (VISs), a 3-page PDF table of QR codes that can be scanned with the camera of a smartphone or tablet for instant access to each Spanish language VIS and the Immunization Information Statement for RSV preventive antibody products. Travel and other nonroutine vaccines are included. A QR code for the main translations page at Immunize.org also simplifies access to all available VIS translations. Post this resource where staff or Spanish-speaking patients can use it. This new tool is great for any facility that provides vaccination services to anyone whose preferred language is Spanish. Back to top
Immunize.org updated its handout for patients, Vaccinations Are Safe: Explaining Why. This 8-page document explains the science underpinning today's vaccines. It is an excellent tool for people who seek detailed information about vaccine safety. Back to top
Recap: Use Immunize.org’s updated “Key Vaccination Resources for Healthcare Professionals” to train new and seasoned staff Immunize.org updated its annotated list of key training and reference materials for people who vaccinate or oversee vaccination clinics. Key Vaccination Resources for Healthcare Professionals provides a strong foundation for building and sustaining vaccination skills.
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Recap: Immunize.org updates Spanish version of “Screening Checklist for Contraindications to HPV, MenACWY, MenB, and Tdap Vaccines for Teens" handout for caregivers Immunize.org updated its Spanish version of Screening Checklist for Contraindications to HPV, MenACWY, MenB, and Tdap Vaccines for Teens with web links that correspond to CDC guidance. Summary: Updated Immunize.org clinical resources, web pages, webinars, and videos released in October and November IZ Express regularly provides readers with information about Immunize.org’s new and updated educational materials for healthcare professionals and handouts for patients. All Immunize.org materials are free to distribute. New! Three standing orders for administering:
Other materials to support immunization and administration:
Information and immunization schedules to share with patients:
Featured Resources
Hepatitis B Foundation updated its media toolkit to emphasize the pivotal importance of the HepB birth dose for newborns. This resource includes fact sheets, ready-to-use social media messages, and other materials to help share accurate information about protecting infants from hepatitis B infection. View the toolkit.
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Clinical Care Options offers new education program to test your knowledge and gain confidence in infant RSV prevention Clinical Care Options released a new educational program to help you improve your knowledge of RSV prevention in infants. The resources include downloadable slides, on-demand webcasts, and answers to frequently asked questions from a satellite symposium at the American Academy of Pediatrics fall 2025 conference. Experts in pediatrics and neonatology are featured, including Immunize.org's director for research, Sharon G. Humiston, MD, MPH. Back to top
Download the Voices for Vaccines app to gain skills and facts to advocate for public health and vaccination Voices for Vaccines offers a free app that provides trustworthy, science-based information that can help users navigate difficult vaccine questions, debunk myths, and support confidence in vaccination. The app offers graphics and tools to help facilitate effective conversations. The app also helps users connect with local coalitions. If you want to more effectively advocate for vaccination, this app can be downloaded at no cost from the Apple App Store and Google Play. Back to top
Explore the www.Give2MenACWY.org website to increase coverage for the MenACWY booster and other adolescent vaccinations Immunize.org's www.Give2MenACWY.org website promotes the importance of adolescent vaccination, including the recommended MenACWY vaccine booster dose at age 16. Many teens are behind on vaccines, so vaccine outreach is more important than ever. The website is divided into five easy-to-access sections:
The site also categorizes materials according to whether they are primarily of interest to providers, to adolescents, or to parents.
Notable Publications “A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Vaccination on Prevention of Long COVID” published in Nature
In its November 24 issue, Nature published A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Vaccination on Prevention of Long COVID. A portion of the abstract appears below. Upcoming Events
Tomorrow! Virtual: December 4–5 ACIP meeting to discuss vaccine safety, childhood and adolescent immunization schedule, and HepB.
CDC will convene the ACIP on December 4–5, starting at 9:00 a.m. (ET). The announcement, posted on November 12, indicates the meeting will discuss vaccine safety, the childhood and adolescent immunization schedule, and HepB. Recommendation votes may be scheduled for HepB and its consideration for the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program. A draft agenda is available now; agenda items are subject to change.
Virtual: Register for Immunize.org Website Office Hours. Join a 30-minute discussion about image library, webinars, videos, and social media content on December 10 at 4:00 p.m. (ET) or December 11 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). Recorded sessions archived.
To learn simple tips and tricks for using our websites efficiently, please register for our next set of Website Office Hours on Wednesday, December 10, at 4:00 p.m. (ET) or Thursday, December 11, at 12:00 p.m. (ET). The same content will be covered in both sessions. Register today for Immunize.org Website Office Hours (content is the same for both): The archive of previous Website Office Hours content is posted at Immunize.org’s "Webinars & Videos" page. Mark your calendar for future Immunize.org Website Office Hours. Virtual: CDC hosts COCA call, “2025–2026 Clinical Recommendations for Seasonal Influenza Prevention and Control,” on December 11 at 2:00 p.m. (ET); CE credit offered
CDC will host a Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) call titled 2025–2026 Clinical Recommendations for Seasonal Influenza Prevention and Control, 2:00–3:00 p.m. (ET) on December 11. During this COCA call, presenters will provide an overview of the burden of influenza disease and discuss recommendations for influenza vaccination, testing, and treatment for people of all ages for the 2025–26 season. For more upcoming events, visit our Calendar of Events. |
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