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information on 3rd Annual Adolescent and Adult Vaccine Symposium
New!!
Click here for
Arizona Department of Health Services’ Report on the Current National and State
System for Reporting and Collecting Information Regarding Vaccine Adverse
Events. [PDF]
Click here for information about the Vaccine Rule Amendment in effect as of January 5, 2008. [PDF]
2008-2009 School Immunization Requirements -
Requirements for children under 7, children 7-10 years of age & children 11 years and older.
Click
here to read AIPO's publication: "Immunications."
Check back for further updates!
Every year, over 102,000 children
are born in Arizona, and all must be immunized against childhood
diseases to protect their health and future. Our 2010 goal is to have at
least 90% of all children immunized at the standard 4:3:1:3:3 coverage level (4
or more doses of DTaP; 3 or more doses of IPV; one or more dose of MMR; 3 or
more doses of Hib; and 3 or more doses of Hep B vacccine) by 2 years of age. As
of September 2006, the U.S. immunization rate for 4:3:1:3:3 is 81%. Arizona's rate is 79%.
The Arizona Immunization
Program is working to meet the Year 2010 goal for children and to raise
immunization rates for all children and adults. The Arizona Immunization Program
secures funds:
- To purchase vaccines for
Medicaid eligible children, Native American children and uninsured or
underinsured children in Arizona through the Vaccines for
Children program.
- To support public providers
in order to enhance service delivery of immunizations.
- To increase educational
and/or informational efforts of providers.
- To increase awareness on the
importance of following recommended immunization
schedules for age appropriate vaccinations.
The program works to increase
public awareness by providing educational materials to all vaccine providers
through partnerships with coalitions, such as The Arizona Partnership for Immunization (TAPI),
the Maricopa County Childhood
Immunization Partnership (MCCHIP) the Arizona Partnership for Adult
Immunizations (APAI) and the Southern Arizona Immunization Coalition (SAIC).
The program also monitors immunization levels of Arizona's children attending
school or child care; disease surveillance and outbreak control; information and
education; and enforcement of the state's
immunization requirements.
For information on where to get immunizations, call your health care
provider, local immunization clinic or county health department.
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