September 6, 2018
WA Bill Analysis – Mercury or Aluminum
2018 bill analysis on Washington House Bill 2840, which prohibits administration of mercury-containing vaccines and prohibits individual doses of vaccine from exceeding specified…
August 16, 2018
Minnesota: Immunization-related Education and Outreach for Pharmacies
The Minnesota Immunization Program in the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) created pharmacy-specific educational resources to promote immunization best practices.
August 16, 2018
Louisiana: Expansion of Pharmacists’ Authority to Vaccinate and Requirement to Report to State Immunization Registry
Louisiana has revised its Board of Pharmacy Practice Act to include the requirement for pharmacists to report administered vaccines to the state immunization…
July 17, 2018
Kentucky: New Statutory Law Requires Additional Vaccines for School-Entry
The Kentucky Immunization Program (KIP) worked persistently to ensure additional protection for Kentucky’s children through increased and/or enforceable immunization requirements. The new legislation…
November 8, 2017
Washington Criteria for Including Immunizations in School and Childcare
The Washington State Board of Health has developed a rationale and nine criteria to guide immunization requirement decision-making.
September 6, 2012
Letter to California Governor Brown in Support in AB 2109
The Association of Immunization Managers, representing 64 federally-funded state, local and territorial immunization programs, urges you to sign AB 2109 – legislation relating to immunization exemptions in California schools.
March 29, 2011
Using ARRA Funds to Implement Strategies to Improve Immunization Coverage Rates
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided approximately $97 million to support immunization program operations and infrastructure. The funding provided an opportunity…
September 6, 2003
Addressing Parents’ Concerns: Do Vaccines Contain Harmful Preservatives, Adjuvants, Additives, or Residuals?
Vaccines often contain preservatives, adjuvants, additives, or manufacturing residuals in addition to pathogen-specific immunogens. Some parents, alerted by stories in the news media…