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Routine Vaccination during the COVID-19 Outbreak

​Is it o.k. to see our pediatrician during COVID-19?  
Yes, pediatrician's office is open and taking extra steps to make sure you and your children are safe when you come in.

What is the status of the COVID-19 vaccine?
There is currently no licensed vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Research and development programs are underway in the U.S. and around the world to develop a vaccine that is safe and effective.

What does CDC advise about administering routine immunizations to children and teens when COVID-19 is circulating?
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing rapidly and continues to affect communities across the U.S. differently. Ensuring the delivery of newborn and well-child care, including childhood immunization, requires strategies to keep children safe. Healthcare providers in affected communities are using strategies to separate well visits from sick visits.

Examples include: 
  • Scheduling well visits in the morning and sick visits in the afternoon.
  • Placing patients with sick visits in different areas of the clinic or another location from patients with well visits.
  • Collaborating with other immunization providers in the community to identify separate locations for holding well visits for children.

Because of personal, practice, or community circumstances related to COVID-19, some providers may not be able to carry out well-child visits, including provision of immunizations, for all patients in their practice. If a practice can provide only limited well-child visits, healthcare providers are encouraged to prioritize newborn care and vaccination of infants and young children (through age 24 months) when possible.

Should infants born to women with hepatitis B virus infection (hepatitis B surface antigen-positive [HBsAg+]) be treated differently during the COVID-19 pandemic?
The prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus infection requires timely vaccination and administration of hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) at birth, followed by completion of the hepatitis B vaccine series and post-vaccination serologic testing. Every effort should be made to complete the vaccination series on time. CDC has provided interim guidance for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B available at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/schedule-changes.html.

What does CDC advise about administering routine immunizations to adults when COVID-19 is circulating?
In areas with community transmission of COVID-19, vaccination visits should be postponed except when: 
  • An in-person visit must be scheduled for some other purpose and vaccination can be done during that visit without increasing the risk of COVID-19 exposure; or
  •  An individual patient and their clinician believe that there is a compelling need for vaccination based on an assessment that the potential benefit outweighs the risk of exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19.

Connecticut News​​
  • Hartford Courant, May 22, 2020: On the, old adversaries agree: Connecticut must remove the religious exemption to vaccines
  • Journal Inquirer, May 7, 2020:  Vaccination is Essential
  • CT Mirror, January 14, 2020: Lawmakers set hearing on proposal to repeal state's religious vaccine exemption
  • NBC Connecticut, December 26, 2019: 1 New Flu-Related Death Reported in Connecticut
  • CT Insider, December 1, 2019: Norwalk student's flu death inspires mother to raise awareness
  • CT Post, November 6, 2019: There are 134 schools in Connecticut where the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine rate for kindergarteners falls below the federal recommendation rate. Parents and the community have good reason to be alarmed.
  • Hartford Courant, October 21, 2019: Data Show 134 Connecticut schools below recommended vaccination level for measles, a 31% increase from a year before
  • Press Release, October 21, 2019: Governor Lamont Says Decision to Release School Vaccination Data to the Public Is a Win for Transparency
  • Press Release, October 21, 2019: DPH Releases Updated School Immunization Data for 2018-2019 School Year; Data Show 134 Connecticut Schools have Vaccination Rates for Measles, Mumps and Rubella below Federal Guideline of 95%
  • CT Mirror, October 21, 2019: School-By-School Vaccination Rates in CT Released For 2018-19
  • CT Mirror, October 21, 2019: School-by-school vaccine data vital to moms of kids with compromised immune systems
  • CT Mirror, October 18, 2019: What is Connecticut's religious exemption from vaccines? Here are five things to know about the controversial provision
  • CT Mirror, August 12, 2019: Education group: Repeal the religious exemption from vaccination;
    Organization says health commissioner should also be able to weigh in
  • CT Mirror, July 15, 2019:  Republican legislator signs on to represent Bristol couple in vaccine lawsuit
  • CT Mirror, May 11, 2019: DPH Update: 109 Schools Below CDC Standard for Measles Vaccine; Hearing Set for Monday
  • Hartford Courant, May 3, 2019: School-by-school vaccination data show some Connecticut schools have high numbers of religious or medical exemptions
  • Press Release, May 3, 2019:  DPH Releases School-Based Immunization Data for All CT Public and Private Schools; 
    Data Show More than 100 Schools have Vaccination Rates for Measles, Mumps and Rubella Below Federal Guideline for Kindergarten of 95% 
National News
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December 9, 2019
  • American Samoa to begin mass measles vaccination this week

November 1, 2019
  • Two new studies find that measles infection causes an extended period of immunosuppression, increasing the possibility of secondary infections

October 26, 2019
  • First influenza-related pediatric deaths for 2019–20 season reported

October 18, 2019
  • CDC publishes “Vaccination Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates among Children in Kindergarten—United States, 2018–19 School Year”
  • You're 16: We Recommend These Vaccines for You—patient handout

October 17, 2019
  • Eliminate CT's non-medical vaccination exemption ​​

September 18​, 2019
  • California governor signs bills limiting vaccine exemptions.

September 18​, 2019
  • Major social platforms joins Pinterest in disrupting anti-vaxxer propaganda
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September 16​, 2019
  • DPH commissioner finds her voice on immunizations

September 11, 2019
  • Reason and responsibility in child vaccinations - Parents' duty extends to all children at risk of getting measles 

September 8​, 2019
  • New Measles Vaccination Law Means No Prom, Sports or Classmates for Some Students 
    New York ended religious exemptions for vaccinations, prompting some parents to home school their kids this fall
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September 5, 2019
  • Total number of U.S. measles cases for 2019 climbs to 1,234 with 19 new cases reported since last week.  CDC has posted its latest update on 2019 measles cases in the U.S. on its Measles Cases and Outbreaks web page. The web page shows a preliminary estimate of 1,234 cases across 31 states as of August 29. This is the greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since 1992 and since measles was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.

September 4​, 2019
  • Facebook Combatting Vaccine Misinformation (Update): We are starting to roll out more ways to connect people with authoritative information about vaccines on Facebook and Instagram. 

September 3, 2019
  • Get Vaccinated or Leave School: 26,000 N.Y. Children Face a Choice: Religious exemptions for vaccinations are no longer available. With the start of the school year, some parents face a reckoning.

August 27, 2019
  • Ending Religious Exemptions For Vaccines Upheld: A state Supreme Court judge on Monday upheld a law approved in June ending New York’s religious exemption for vaccinations, upholding a previous ruling in support of the measure.

August 13, 2019
  • Total number of U.S. measles cases for 2019 reaches 1,182 with 10 new cases reported since last week
  • CDC makes its web section for parents more user-friendly

August 6, 2019
  • Norwalk Recognizes National Immunization Awareness Month
  • Counselors Increased Newborn Vaccinations by 7.5%  Empathy-driven vaccine counseling enhanced vaccine awareness and decreased anti-vaxx attitudes
  • The most recent effort to crush the largest measles outbreak in nearly three decades took place at a Brooklyn soccer field.
  • Snyder, a Monterey, California, mother of two, was a so-called anti-vaxxer for many years, adding her voice to those that rejected mandatory vaccinations for school-age children.
  • New York State mandate no longer allows religious exemptions to immunization requirements for children in day care or school.
  • Florida Declares Public Health Emergency in Response to Hepatitis A Outbreak​

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