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April 21, 2009: Mayor Hickenlooper featured in new childhood vaccination PSA: Mayor’s infant son was hospitalized with vaccine preventable disease |
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Vaccines for Children (VFC)
Program The VFC program is a federally funded program that provides vaccines at no cost to children who might not otherwise be vaccinated because of inability to pay. Children who are eligible for VFC vaccines are entitled to receive pediatric vaccines that are recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. |
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February 19, 2009: Four child flu deaths underscore importance of vaccination |
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Colorado Adult Immunization Coalition |
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December 22, 2008: Pediatric Flu Vaccinations Harder to Come By, But Still Available |
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(CAIC)
is a statewide coalition whose mission is to
decrease adult vaccine-preventable
disease in
Colorado through education and immunizations. Vaccine clinic locations can also be
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November 19, 2008: State Reports First Hospitalization of the 2008-2009 Flu Season: El Paso County Infant Is Recovering at Home |
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Colorado Immunization Information System (CIIS) |
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November 11, 2008: New Television Public Service Announcement Highlights the Dangers of Flu: Mom Shares How the Virus Took Her Baby's Life |
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A confidential, population-based, computerized information system that collects and disseminates consolidated immunization information for Coloradoans. |
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September 23, 2008: New Flu Immunization Guidelines, Ample Vaccine, Open Door to Protecting More Residents Against Influenza: Over 6 Months of Age? Odds are You Need a Flu Vaccination |
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September 4, 2008: Colorado’s Childhood Immunization Rate Reported for 2007 |
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Contact Information |
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August 18, 2008: Parents Urged to Make Certain Their Children Are Up to Date on Immunizations Prior to Attending School |
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Colorado VFC
Review June 2009 |
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Health Information |
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Outreach Campaigns and Education |
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Measles |
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Vaccine Safety Issues |
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Influenza surveillance |
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Brochure: Attention College-Bound Students |
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Avian influenza (H5N1) |
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Vaccines for Children Program |
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Pertussis (Whooping Cough) |
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Colorado Adult Immunization Coalition |
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Diphtheria |
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Newsletters (technical assistance) |
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Schedules and Recommendations |
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Organization |
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Schedules and Recommendations
Childhood and adult schedules with Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations |
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Division of Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology |
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Colorado Immunization Manual (CIM)
Revised 07/09
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Communicable Disease Program |
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Regulations |
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Rules of the Colorado Board of Health (Includes tables 1 and 2) |
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Vaccine administration, storage and handling