As of July 1, 2008, the Pennsylvania Immunization Education Program is no longer in existence due to funding cuts from the PA Department of Heatlh. An immunization program based at the PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics is available in Philadelphia only. In the other counties in Pennsylvania, the former PA IEP staff are available to answer technical assistance and reimbursement questions. This web site will be undergoing major revisions during July, 2008. The PA IEP staff thanks all the terrific program presenters and sites which have participated in programs over the last 12 years. The PA AAP will continue to advocate for immunization and meet the needs of its members.

To contact the PA IEP staff, either click on Contact Us (upper right above) or CLICK HERE.

Vaccine Tips for December 2007 (includes PA Immunization Coalition and local immunization coalitions news) issue includes Special Sections on Vaccine Storage and Handling, and Varicella, as well as updates, research summaries, the IEP Mailbag, resources, and the most recently added Immunization Champions.

Health Alerts from the PA Department of Health provide up-to-the-minute bulletins on "breaking health issues" in PA Click here.

For news and recommendations from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health Click Here.

Click on the title for the CDC Chart of Vaccines in Delay or Shortage.

Proposed EPIC Immunization Curriculum - click here

"Let's Talk - Immunization" telconference on March 14, 2008 on recent media coverage of vaccine issues. 

Speaker: Paul Offit, MD

·         Summarized research on causes of autism

·         Briefly reviewed the research on whether thimerosal or MMR vaccine cause autism

·         Discussed the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) - its origins, benefits, and limitations

·         Reviewed the recent VICP Poling case and related media coverage

·         Discussed how to address parent concerns about vaccines, in particular, requests to extend the vaccine schedule with individual antigens

To listen to the talk (mp3 file), click here.

For information about the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, visit http://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation
To read about the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, visit
http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/vaccine-programoffice-special-masters

"Let's Talk - Immunization" teleconference. Dr. Bill Atkinson (CDC) provided an immunization update with Q & A on May 13, 2008. Dr. Atkison's handouts - click here. To listen to the talk (mp3 file) click here.

Tweens and teens immunization information:

• 11-12 year olds: www.bam.gov
• Teens: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/spec-grps/preteens-adol/07gallery/ 

• En Español: www.cdc.gov/spanish/inmunizacion.htm.

To see the recommended 2008 immunization schedules, go to www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/default.htm