Happy holidays!
We hope you enjoy the upcoming holiday season with your family and friends. Please note that we will not publish a December issue of Vaccine Update, but we will resume sharing the latest vaccine news and information in January. Our offices will remain open throughout most of the holiday season, so please reach out if we can be of assistance in the meantime.
Announcing two new video series and one new YouTube channel
We are pleased to share that we now have a Vaccine Education Center (VEC) YouTube channel! Previously, our vaccine videos were posted on the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia YouTube channel, and you can still find many of our videos there. We also have a Vaccine Makers Project YouTube channel that houses our film clips and scientific animations.
The new VEC YouTube channel will be the hub for our vaccine-related videos moving forward. It will also include playlists that feature videos from the other two channels, and we will curate content-specific playlists to make finding related videos easier. For example, we recently added a measles-specific playlist as well as one with videos related to pertussis.
We are also excited to announce that the VEC YouTube channel is the home for two new video series:
- "Vaccines and Infectious Diseases in the News" — This new monthly series features Dr. Offit discussing the latest vaccine-related news. The monthly video is also featured on the homepage of the VEC’s vaccine information website.
- "Vaccine Policymaking: Behind the Scenes with the ACIP Consumer Rep" — This new series of YouTube Shorts features Charlotte Moser, the VEC’s Co-Director. Ms. Moser started a four-year term on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in July 2024. She attended her first meeting in October. The series takes viewers on her journey, offering information about how the ACIP works, who is involved in vaccine policymaking, and other insights gained along the way.
Subscribe to the VEC’s new YouTube channel to find out when new videos are posted. We also hope you will share this new channel and its videos with others, so we can spread the word and help keep people up to date on the latest vaccine-related news and information!
Updated! VEC’s “Prescription for Information” pads
Do you use our “Prescription for Information” pads? This free VEC resource comes in 4”x5” pads of 50 sheets and offers a way to prescribe active information seeking with your patients and their families. Available in English and Spanish, each sheet includes a list of various VEC resources, a centralized location to access them (via URL or QR code), a place for the patient’s name, the date and your signature. By selecting items related to the questions your patient or family has about vaccines, you can ensure that they have a reliable place to get the answers.
The information from the “Prescriptions for Information” pads can also be downloaded and printed in a set of two per 8.5”x11” sheet, allowing an easy way to produce in the office.
Check out the sheets or order some pads today:
- Downloadable 8.5”x11” sheets: English | Spanish
- Order free 4”x5” pads of 50 sheets
Reminder! December “Current Issues in Vaccines” webinar
Did you register for the next “Current Issues in Vaccines” webinar? It is scheduled for Dec. 4 at noon ET. Dr. Offit will discuss:
- Preventing the Next Pandemic: Why It Is Important to Know the Origin of SARS-CoV-2
Free continuing education credits (CME, CEU, CPE) will be offered. The VEC gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support for this program from the Thomas F. McNair Scott Endowed Research and Lectureship Fund. We also want to thank our program co-sponsors, the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University.
Find out more or register today.
Happy holidays!
We hope you enjoy the upcoming holiday season with your family and friends. Please note that we will not publish a December issue of Vaccine Update, but we will resume sharing the latest vaccine news and information in January. Our offices will remain open throughout most of the holiday season, so please reach out if we can be of assistance in the meantime.
Announcing two new video series and one new YouTube channel
We are pleased to share that we now have a Vaccine Education Center (VEC) YouTube channel! Previously, our vaccine videos were posted on the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia YouTube channel, and you can still find many of our videos there. We also have a Vaccine Makers Project YouTube channel that houses our film clips and scientific animations.
The new VEC YouTube channel will be the hub for our vaccine-related videos moving forward. It will also include playlists that feature videos from the other two channels, and we will curate content-specific playlists to make finding related videos easier. For example, we recently added a measles-specific playlist as well as one with videos related to pertussis.
We are also excited to announce that the VEC YouTube channel is the home for two new video series:
- "Vaccines and Infectious Diseases in the News" — This new monthly series features Dr. Offit discussing the latest vaccine-related news. The monthly video is also featured on the homepage of the VEC’s vaccine information website.
- "Vaccine Policymaking: Behind the Scenes with the ACIP Consumer Rep" — This new series of YouTube Shorts features Charlotte Moser, the VEC’s Co-Director. Ms. Moser started a four-year term on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in July 2024. She attended her first meeting in October. The series takes viewers on her journey, offering information about how the ACIP works, who is involved in vaccine policymaking, and other insights gained along the way.
Subscribe to the VEC’s new YouTube channel to find out when new videos are posted. We also hope you will share this new channel and its videos with others, so we can spread the word and help keep people up to date on the latest vaccine-related news and information!
Updated! VEC’s “Prescription for Information” pads
Do you use our “Prescription for Information” pads? This free VEC resource comes in 4”x5” pads of 50 sheets and offers a way to prescribe active information seeking with your patients and their families. Available in English and Spanish, each sheet includes a list of various VEC resources, a centralized location to access them (via URL or QR code), a place for the patient’s name, the date and your signature. By selecting items related to the questions your patient or family has about vaccines, you can ensure that they have a reliable place to get the answers.
The information from the “Prescriptions for Information” pads can also be downloaded and printed in a set of two per 8.5”x11” sheet, allowing an easy way to produce in the office.
Check out the sheets or order some pads today:
- Downloadable 8.5”x11” sheets: English | Spanish
- Order free 4”x5” pads of 50 sheets
Reminder! December “Current Issues in Vaccines” webinar
Did you register for the next “Current Issues in Vaccines” webinar? It is scheduled for Dec. 4 at noon ET. Dr. Offit will discuss:
- Preventing the Next Pandemic: Why It Is Important to Know the Origin of SARS-CoV-2
Free continuing education credits (CME, CEU, CPE) will be offered. The VEC gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support for this program from the Thomas F. McNair Scott Endowed Research and Lectureship Fund. We also want to thank our program co-sponsors, the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University.
Find out more or register today.