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Public Health Town Hall at the National Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sponsored the National Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine, a three-day virtual event for stakeholders supporting COVID-19 vaccination, including a town hall session – “Using Technology to Manage COVID-19 Vaccination”.
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The Apollo Program for Biodefense
The Apollo Program for Biodefense released by the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense to prepare the US (and the world) for the ongoing reality of large-scale biological threats. The program calls for a national public health data system.
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First Look for IIS: National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness
The White House released the new administration’s National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness.
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Some side effects of COVID-19 Immunization Data Submission
Some unintended side effects of COVID vaccine immunization data submission to Immunization Information Systems (IIS)
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VPAS Supports CDC COVID-19 Provider Agreement
Announcing a new open source solution to support CDC COVID-19 vaccination program provider agreement requirements.
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ICE an Open Source Immunization Forecaster Supports both Pfizer and Moderna COVID Vaccine
On December 23, 2020, HLN released a new version (v1.27.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) in support of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines, as well as the COVD-19 unspecified vaccine code.
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