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To Avoid Malaria, Try Sleeping With A Chicken At Your Bedside A study finds that the Anopheles arabiensis species of mosquitoes, a major carrier of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, is repelled by the smell of chicken.

National, State, and Selected Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months —... Holly A. Hill, MD, PhD1; Laurie D. Elam-Evans, PhD1; David Yankey, MS, MPH1; James A. Singleton, PhD1; Maureen Kolasa, MPH1

Would clinical decision support be a useful feature?

CDC has just posted its clinical decision support guidance for adult immunization IIS. The CDC CDSi resources (Logic Specification and Supporting Data) is now available at:

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/iis/interop-proj/cds.html .

CDC - IIS - Clinical Decision Support for Immunization (CDSi) - Registry - Vaccines Clinical Decision Support Project and Expert Panel for Immunization Information Systems

Need a compelling reason to recommend measles vaccination? How about 36 million reasons?

Why Should You Get Immunized Against Measles? | News Blog Why Should You Get Immunized Against Measles? by Allison Hydzik and Nicole Davison 0 Comments Did you know that 36 million cases of measles have been prevented since the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1963? Take a look at our infographic for more information about how measles spreads and how…

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What would happen if your neighbors decided not to get vaccinated against measles? Check out this new tool from our local super computing experts.

FRED brings facts to the debate about immunization in light of the recent measles outbreak.

Check it out here: https://publichealth.pitt.edu/home/news/in-the-news/articleid/1700/simulation-brings-facts-to-measles-outbreak-and-vaccination-debate

Take every opportunity to vaccinate. Download Shots Immunizations and cut through the confusion.

Shots 2015 is rolling out to iTunes and Google Play. Download now!

Shots Immunization App Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

The CDC has released the 2015 Childhood Immunization Schedule online and Shots is already in the mobile app pipeline. Look for an update as soon as the remaining schedules are released!

CDC - Vaccines - Child, Adolescent, and Catchup Schedules for Providers CDC official immunization schedules for children, preteens, teens, and adults for health care professionals, parents, and the general public.

Thanks to PittVax for participating in this important research. Unfortunately the flu vaccine match was not ideal this year. Providers should take every opportunity to vaccinate to be sure to maximize effectiveness.

Early Estimates of Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness — United States, January 2015 Brendan Flannery, PhD1, Jessie Clippard, MPH1, Richard K. Zimmerman, MD2, Mary Patricia Nowalk, PhD2, Michael L. Jackson, PhD3, Lisa A. Jackson, MD3, Arnold S. Monto, MD4, Joshua G. Petrie, MPH4, Huong Q. McLean, PhD5, Edward A. Belongia, MD5, Manjusha Gaglani, MBBS6, LaShondra Berman, MS1, Angie Fo…

Are you at NAIIS? How will you help to change the world?

National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit Welcome to NAIIS Online! 2014 NAIIS Meeting—May 13–15, Atlanta, GAThe 2014 annual meeting of the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit will be held in Atlanta, Georgia. Register today!Standards for Adult Immunization PracticeThe National Vaccine Advisory Committee’s revised Standards for…

We are working hard on a brand new build for Shots 2013. The new version leverages HTML5 to draw images on the fly. That means it will fit any screen size; Retina, Nexus 7, Google Glass, whatever!

Are there any features we should consider adding?