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| DCIC Updates General Membership Meeting Mark your calendars! Our next general membership meeting will be held virtually on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 from 12pm to 1:30pm. Watch your email in the coming weeks for the agenda and Zoom link. Immunization Updates Urgent Health Advisory to Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Before, During, and After Pregnancy On September 29th, the CDC issued an urgent health advisory to increase COVID-19 vaccination among people who are pregnant, recently were pregnant (including those who are lactating), are trying to become pregnant, or might become pregnant in the future. Health Equity Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) CDC and the Office of Minority Health have partnered to launch the new Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) Promoting Immunization Get Back on Track with Routine Vaccinations Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some families and individuals missed their routine checkups and vaccinations. The CDC has provided tools to help promote these vaccinations. Toolkits to help communicate with healthcare professionals and patients and parents Adult Vaccine Assessment Tool Educational resources for patients and parents COVID-19 Vaccination: A Communication Guide for Providers Yale School of Medicine is offering a free online module that contains instructional material for health care providers on the process of communicating with patients about the COVID-19 vaccine. This guide is available now through February 28, 2022.HPV Vaccination ResourcesHPV vaccination rates in Wisconsin remain below national averages, and further initiatives to promote vaccination are needed. Resources are provided below HPV Facts Sheet HPV Issue Brief HPV Prevention Flyer In the Media The Story Behind the Anti-vaxx Movement in America As part of its “Rise and Fall” series, Business Insider recently published a 12-minute YouTube video that describes the anti-vaccine movement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vax Plague of Doubt Produced by Lars Ullburg, this 90-minute documentary, filmed a few years ago, was released on YouTube after the untimely passing of the producer. The film includes interviews with parents discussing their vaccine decisions; parents affected by vaccine-preventable disease, including a parent whose child was affected by the measles outbreak in California in 2014-2015; and pediatricians discussing their experiences and concerns related to vaccine hesitancy. |