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\nJuly 24, 2012: Content on this page kept for historical reasons.
\nIn 2011, ACIP recommended a booster dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine for adolescents. Are your children up-to-date? Amanda Cohn explains the latest recommendations in the Medscape videoexternal icon posted January 17, \u201cClarifying Meningococcal Booster Dose Recommendations.\u201d
\nHear Kathleen Dooling discuss the facts about pneumonia, preventive steps, and the need to stay up-to-date on vaccinations in her podcast on preventing pneumonia.
\nLeonard Mayer has recorded a discussion of invasive meningococcal disease based on a study about invasive meningococcal capsular group Y disease in England and Wales, which appears in the January 2012 issue of CDC\u2019s journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases. Listen to Leonard\u2019s podcast.
\nCoughing up the Facts on Pertussis \u2013 Emerging Trends and Vaccine Recommendations was offered on May 30, 2012 as a Current Issues in Immunization NetConference. Stacey Martin (DBD/ MVPDB) was the speaker and Andrew Kroger (ISD/EIPB) was the moderator. The course is available for viewing.
\nOn April 24 NCIRD joined ABC News\u2019 senior health and medical editor Dr. Rich Besser for a live Twitter chat. During the chat \u2013 which coincided with World Meningitis Day \u2013 DBD answered questions about meningitis and meningococcal vaccine hot topics. Many partners joined in this conversation, which typically results in more than 4.5 million impressions.
\nNew Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work TV Commercial.
\nDarcia Johnson was the featured speaker for the spring 2012 NCIRD Director\u2019s Call discussing plans for the upcoming Get Smart About Antibiotics Week (November 12-18, 2012) activities. This year\u2019s activities will include release of a new 30 second TV spot targeting mothers of young children. The spot was developed in collaboration with the Oakridge Research Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) and the group is collaborating with Canada\u2019s National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on activities.
\nNew websites have been launched for meningococcal disease and meningitis. These user-friendly websites provide a better experience for those seeking information about either topic. You can view the new websites at Meningococcal Disease and Meningitis.
\nGeorge Nelson, a former EIS Officer with RDB, recorded a podcast discussing the relationship between pneumococcal pneumonia and Pandemic H1N1. Listen to this Emerging Infectious Diseases series podcast.
\nCan you spot the DBD staff who helped raise funds for Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta in The Color Run on May 31st? A one of a kind experience\u2014the run was less about speed and more about enjoying a color crazy day with friends and family. At each kilometer of the 3 mile course that was in and around the Piedmont Park neighborhood, runners and walkers were sprayed with a 100% natural and safe special \u201celf made\u201d recipe of magical color dust. At 1k yellow, at 2k blue, at 3k green, at 4k pink and at the 5k finish line everyone was covered in a color extravaganza. Look for Pam Cassiday, Amanda Faulkner, Cindy Hatcher, Lauri Hicks, Stacey Martin, Alison Patti, Tami Skoff, Emily Weston and Jonathan Wortham in this photo taken just after they made it across the finish line!
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