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VEC Announcements
April 24, 2025

New VEC resources

We are excited to announce several newly available resources. 

Spanish infographics

Several of our infographics are now available in Spanish, including:

  • Aluminum
  • Do vaccines overwhelm the immune system?
  • Influenza
  • Influenza vaccine ingredients
  • MMR
  • Shingles
  • Vaccines during pregnancy 

The infographics can be printed from our infographics page or ordered. You can also photocopy the infographics for distribution if you prefer. 

“Science Behind the Vaccine Schedule” webpage

A new page in the “Vaccine Schedule” section of the VEC’s website uses the metaphor of a map to describe how the vaccine schedule is made and how looking at the schedule only tells part of the story. The schedule represents vaccine recommendations that are based on an immense foundational understanding of the pathogens that cause disease, the people recommended to take vaccines, and vaccine characteristics, including immunogenicity, safety and efficacy. The page also discusses questions related to vaccines and chronic diseases.

Check out the new webpage today.

Updated VEC resources

We recently updated a few existing resources as well. 

Pneumococcal Q&A

The pneumococcal Q&A was updated to include the change in age for routine recommendation from 65 years to 50 years as well as descriptions of currently available vaccines.

The updated Q&A is available in English and Spanish. It will also soon be available in Japanese. 

Influenza infographic

The “Influenza” infographic was recently updated to reflect that current influenza vaccines are trivalent rather than quadrivalent. This is also one of the infographics that is now available in Spanish. 

Check out the infographic: English | Spanish.

Printable order form

Our printable order form has also been updated to reflect recent changes.

Looking for measles resources?

We have several resources related to measles. You can find the list of resources compiled on this page of our website for your convenience. 

Two new measles-related resources are worth specific mention:

Archived webinar materials

The recording of the April 2, 2025, “Current Issues in Vaccines” webinar is now available. Dr. Offit discussed the likelihood of a bird flu pandemic, and participants asked many questions related to the current situation. Posted materials include answers to the questions asked during the event as well as a copy of the slides.

Check out the materials today!

Free continuing education credits (CME, CEU, CPE) are available thanks to support from the Thomas F. McNair Scott Endowed Research and Lectureship Fund. We would also like to thank our co-sponsors for these events, the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University.

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