On the Bookshelf: CDC Offers “Pink Book” Series
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Vaccine Update for Healthcare ProvidersThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is offering a series of free, pre-recorded webinars based on their book, Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, which is more commonly known as the “Pink Book.” Webinars will be posted weekly, typically on Wednesdays, through mid-October. Viewers do not need to register. The following topics are currently posted or will be posted by the end of July:
- Principles of vaccination
- General best practice guidelines, part 1
- General best practice guidelines, part 2
- Immunization strategies
- Vaccine storage and handling and vaccine administration
Contributed by: Charlotte A. Moser, MS
Categories: Vaccine Update July 2020, On the Bookshelf
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