2010 CDC Vaccination Rates News Conference
Pertussis reaches epidemic proportions in California;
New links identified between vaccine-preventable infections and cancer
November 17, 2010, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that adults remain largely unvaccinated against preventable infectious illnesses. At a news conference convened by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), experts in public health, infectious disease, oncology, and other medical specialties discussed the data and the health consequences for adults who skip vaccines. They collectively called on all adults and healthcare providers to improve vaccination rates.
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Press Release- Survey Backgrounder
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- Susan J. Rehm, MD BiographyWelcome and Introduction: The role of vaccines across the years
Susan J. Rehm, MD, Medical Director, NFID; Vice Chair, Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic - Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH BiographyNew immunization rate data highlight need for improvement and continued focus on reducing racial and ethnic disparities
Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH, Deputy Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Patrick Joseph, MD BiographyDisease Outbreaks and Vaccination Gaps: Does the California pertussis outbreak signal a repeat of our yesterdays?
Patrick Joseph, MD, Vice President, NFID; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco - Catherine Alicia Georges, RN, EdDThe Vaccines You Think You Know: A look at pneumococcal and influenza vaccines
Catherine Alicia Georges, RN, EdD, Member, AARP Board of Directors; Professor and Chair, Department of Nursing, Lehman College and the Graduate Center at the City University of New York - Jeffrey I. Cohen, MD BiographyHealthier Aging: Spotlight on the shingles vaccine
Jeffrey I. Cohen, MD, Chief, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, Chief, Medical Virology Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health - Maura Gillison, MD, PhD BiographyCancer Prevention: Two vaccines prevent cancer; may provide more benefit than we know
Maura Gillison, MD, PhD, Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology & Epidemiology, Jeg Coughlin Chair of Cancer Research, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute