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Public Health Reports
2014 May; 129(3):245-51.
Protecting Newborns by Immunizing Family Members in a Hospital-Based Vaccine Clinic: A Successful Tdap Cocooning Program During the 2010 California Pertussis Epidemic
Rosenblum E1, McBane S2, Wang W3, Sawyer M4.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
Infants are at greatest risk for mortality from pertussis infection. Since 2005, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended a cocooning strategy of vaccinating all close contacts of infants with tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine to reduce the risk of transmitting pertussis. Difficulties in establishing a complete cocoon have been reported in the literature. We determined whether families of newborns could be fully immunized against pertussis, thereby providing a complete cocoon of protection.
METHODS:
Tdap vaccine was offered during visiting hours to contacts aged 7 years and older and to postpartum patients who had not received Tdap vaccine during pregnancy. We then conducted retrospective phone interviews with randomly selected mothers (or other family members) to assess vaccination rates. We compared household vaccination rates during intervention and control periods and the demographic factors associated with Tdap vaccination of all members within the households.
RESULTS:
During the intervention period, 243 postpartum patients and 1,287 other family members of newborns were immunized, with 84.8% of all family members receiving Tdap vaccination. Seventy-six percent of households reported a complete cocoon. In the control group, 52.2% of all family members received Tdap vaccination, and 29.3% of households had a complete cocoon. In the control group, fewer family members completed Tdap vaccination in the larger households than in the smaller households (p=0.008).
CONCLUSION:
A cocooning strategy can be successfully implemented, such that the majority of newborns leave the hospital with their families fully immunized against pertussis.

Rhode Island Medical Journal
2014 May 1;97(5):35-9.
HPV Knowledge and Vaccine Acceptance in an Uninsured Hispanic Population in Providence, RI.
Chau J1, Kibria F2, Landi M3, Reilly M4, Medeiros T5, Johnson H6, Yekta S4, De Groot AS7.
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved two human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines for use by men and women in the United States. The vaccines not only protect against HPV infection, but also reduce the risk of cervical cancer in women. Despite the widespread availability of these vaccines, vulnerable populations such as those with low incomes have been reported to have limited access to and knowledge about HPV vaccines. In order to evaluate and improve HPV vaccination uptake in a population of uninsured, low-income Spanish- speaking individuals attending a free clinic in Rhode Island, we administered a questionnaire regarding knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) and performed an education intervention. We found that knowledge of HPV infection and cervical cancer among the patients sampled was low when comparing Hispanics to non-Hispanics (47.2%, 85.7%, respectively) but willingness to vaccinate oneself or one’s child was very high after a brief video- based intervention. [Full text available at http://rimed.org/rimedicaljournal-2014-05.asp, free with no login].

Specialty Newsletters
RotaFlash: Rotavirus Vaccine Update
PATH, May 5, 2014
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Spotlight on Africa around World Immunization Week
Ethiopia highlights “shared responsibility” of vaccination and the Republic of the Congo, Angola, and Madagascar roll out rotavirus vaccines