Press Releases
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Press Releases from the Office of Communication--Media Relations

• November 9, 2004 - CDC Press Release
  CDC and States Announce Plan to Distribute 10.3 Million Flu Shots Nationwide; Public Health Officials Call Allocation Fair and Aimed at Most Vulnerable Americans

• October 28, 2004 - HHS Press Release
  HHS Identifies More Influenza Vaccine

• October 22, 2004 - CDC Press Release
  More than 3 Million Influenza Vaccine Doses Shipped This Week to Health Providers Serving High-Priority Groups

• October 21, 2004 - HHS Press Release
  HHS Announces Additional Million Doses of Flu Vaccine

• October 19, 2004 - HHS Press Release
  HHS Says Supply of Flu Vaccines, Medicines Will Help Keep People Safe During Coming Flu Season

• October 15, 2004 - CDC Press Release
  CDC/Aventis Pasteur Collaborate To Ship More Than 2 Million Doses of Influenza Vaccine to Providers Who Serve High-Priority Groups

• October 12, 2004 - CDC Press Release
  CDC, Aventis Pasteur Announce Allocation Plan to Address Influenza Vaccine Shortages

• October 5, 2004 - CDC Press Release
  Interim Influenza Vaccination Recommendations: 2004-05

• September 23, 2004 - CDC Press Release
  Childhood Influenza Vaccination Coverage, US, 2002-2003 Influenza Season

• September 16, 2004 - CDC Press Release
  Health Groups Recommend Return to Full Four-Dose Routine Schedule for Pediatric Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (Prevnar®)

• July 8, 2004 - CDC Press Release
  Health Groups Reinstate Recommendation for Third Dose of Pediatric Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (Prevnar®)

• April 30, 2004 - CDC Press Release
  CDC Releases 2004 Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the Prevention and Control of Influenza

• March 2, 2004 - CDC Press Release
  CDC Recommends Suspension of the Routine use of the Third and Fourth Doses of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (Prevnar®)

• February 12, 2004 - CDC Press Release
  Health Groups Recommend Temporary Suspension Of Pediatric Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Dose

• January 15, 2004 - CDC Press Release
  Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Studies

• December 5, 2003 - CDC Press Release
  CDC Assessing Influenza Vaccine Now In Supply Pipeline

• November 17, 2003 - CDC Press Release
  Early Evidence Suggests Current Flu Season Could be Severe

• October 17, 2003 - CDC Press Release
  FDA and CDC Statement Concerning Rumors About Recalled Lot of Influenza Vaccine

• October 16, 2003 - CDC Press Release:
  The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Vote to Recommend Influenza Vaccination for Children Aged 6 to 23 Months

• August 26, 2003 - UNICEF Press Release
  Zambia's Measles Campaign Reaches Record Numbers

• August 25, 2003 - CDC Press Release
  Influenza Vaccine Supply Expected to Meet Demand

• July 31, 2003 - CDC Press Release
  More U.S. Children Are Getting Their Shots

• July 30, 2003 - CDC Press Release
  Children with Cochlear Implants at Increased Risk for Bacterial Meningitis

• June 11, 2003 - CDC Press Release
  CDC Recommends Smallpox Vaccination to Protect Persons Exposed to Monkeypox

• April 11, 2003 - CDC Press Release
  National Infant Immunization Week Urges Parents to Vaccinate

• March 31, 2003 - CDC Press Release
  CDC Accepts ACIP's Recommendations for Additional Exclusion Criteria for Smallpox Vaccination Program

• March 25, 2003 - CDC Press Release
  Temporary Deferral Recommended for Heart Patients Volunteering for Smallpox Vaccination

• January 22, 2003 - CDC Press Release
  CDC Begins Shipping Smallpox Vaccine to the States

• January 7, 2003 - CDC Press Release
  CDC Finds Annual Flu Deaths Higher Than Previously Estimated

• December 12, 2002 - CDC
  CDC initial review of state smallpox vaccination plans complete

• September 23, 2002 - CDC Fact Sheet
  Smallpox Vaccination Clinic Guide

• September 23, 2002 - CDC Press Release
  Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines

• August 30, 2002 - CDC Press Release
  External Researchers Given Access to CDC Vaccine Safety Data (PDF file) (screen-reader version)

• May 30, 2002 - National Academy of Sciences (exit site)
  No Link Found Between Hepatitis B Vaccine and
  Certain Neurological Disorders

• March 29, 2002 - DHHS Press Release (exit site)
  HHS May Acquire More Than 75 Million Doses of Smallpox Vaccine

• March 6, 2002 - National Academy of Sciences (exit site)
  Anthrax Vaccine is Useful, but Shortcomings Underscore Need for Replacement

• February 20, 2002 - National Academy of Sciences (exit site)
  Infant Immunizations Not Shown to Be Harmful to Children's Immune Systems

• February 4, 2002 - DHHS Press Release (exit site)
  Health Insurance Coverage Improves for American Children

• December 10, 2001
  The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Votes to Temporarily Revise Recommendations for Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine and Votes to Continue Previously Issued DTaP Recommendations

• November 26, 2001
  CDC Update: CDC Releases Draft Smallpox Response Plan

• October 31, 2001
  Media Advisory: CDC Provides Flu Vaccine Update

• October 18, 2001
  CDC Update: Confirmed Case in New Jersey, Spanish language information, CDC Director video and transcript, MMWR on anthrax

• October 18, 2001
  CDC Update: Live Satellite and Web Broadcast for Clinicians on Anthrax

• October 17, 2001
  Update: Dr. Jeffrey P. Koplan, Director of CDC answers questions about anthrax on video feed and audio tape

• July 27, 2001
  CDC Updates Evaluation Guidelines for Disease and Injury Tracking Systems

• July 20, 2001
  CDC to Brief Congress on 50 Years of Disease Investigations by The Epidemic Intelligence Service

• July 20, 2001
  Media Advisory: CDC Briefs Congress on 50 Years of Disease Investigations by Its Epidemic Intelligence Service

• May 22, 2001
  35th National Immunization Conference 

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