Resources
AVAC has developed a variety of resources for policymakers, health care providers, and our immunization partners. Explore all of the resources below or use our filters to narrow your search by type of resource and by type of policy.
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March 1, 2021CDC Releases Data Showing Safety of COVID Vaccines
First Month of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Monitoring Summary What is already known about this topic? Two COVID-19 vaccines have received Emergency Use Authorization for administration in the United States. In preauthorization clinical trials, local and systemic reactions were reported; no serious safety problems were detected. What is added by this report? Monitoring, conducted as […]
Reports Benefits of Immunization
March 1, 2021CDC Releases Report Showing Decline in Vaccines in Medicare
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Summary What is already known about this topic? Routine health care services have been disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. What is added by this report? During the first week after the national COVID-19 emergency declaration in March 2020, weekly vaccination rates among Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65 years declined by […]
Reports Benefits of Immunization
February 11, 2021CDC Releases Adult Immunization Schedule
The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to large declines in rates of routine immunizations across the lifespan. Although the rates among children have started to increase, routine immunization rates among adults are still low. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released an updated version of their recommended adult immunization schedule. The recommendations are broken down based […]
Reports Benefits of Immunization
February 8, 2021AVAC Leads Stakeholders in Support Letter for IIS Modernization
February 8, 2021 Dear Leaders Schumer, McConnell, Pelosi and McCarthy, As the Congress and our nation continue to respond to the public health emergency that is overtaking our nation, members of AVAC join with partners and allies to ask that the Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act (H.R. 550) be considered as part of any next Covid-19 […]
Letters to Congress COVID-19 Response
February 2, 2021AVAC Urges Support of the Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act
Dear Representatives Kuster and Bucshon, As the Congress and our nation continue to respond to the public health emergency that is overtaking our nation, members of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) thank you for introducing the Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act. Immunizations are essential to protecting individuals across the life course from vaccine-preventable diseases and […]
Letters to Congress Appropriations/Funding for Immunization
January 27, 2021AVAC Urges Support of Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act
January 22, 2021 Dear Senator Smith and Representative Underwood, As the Congress and our nation continue to respond to the public health emergency that is overtaking our country, members of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) thank you for introducing the Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act. This legislation would provide robust funding to develop, scale, […]
Letters to Congress Appropriations/Funding for Immunization
January 27, 2021AVAC Asks CMS for Clarification on Physician Fee Schedule Update
January 22, 2021 Dear Director Blackford: On behalf of members of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we write respectfully to request that CMS provide clarifying instruction to the MACs, following the Physician Fee Schedule Update of January 7, 2021, that payment amounts set in the final CY21 MPFS rule for immunization administration services described […]
Letters to Administration Supporting Providers
January 21, 2021HHS Releases Updated Draft of National Strategic Plan for Vaccines 2021-2025
The Vaccines National Strategic Plan 2021–2025 (Plan) provides a vision for the U.S. vaccine and immunization enterprise for the next five years. The Plan articulates a comprehensive strategy to enhance all aspects of vaccines and vaccination including research and development, safety, vaccine knowledge and confidence, increased access and use of routinely recommended vaccines, and global […]
Reports Benefits of Immunization
January 6, 2021Building Trust in and Access to a COVID-19 Vaccine Among People of Color and Tribal Nations
AVAC manager Abby Bownas was honored to be part of a discussion in October 2020 on building confidence in COVID-19 vaccines among communities of color. Led by TFAH, the National Medical Association, and UnidosUS, the purpose of the convening was to advise policymakers on the barriers to vaccine receptivity within communities of color and tribal […]
Reports Appropriations/Funding for Immunization
January 5, 2021AVAC Advises CMS on Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
January 4, 2021 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-9912-IFC P.O. Box 8016, Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 comports RE: RIN 0938-AU35: Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency CMS-9912-IFC To Whom It May Concern: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), […]
Letters to Administration COVID-19 Response