EMIC Meeting News

March Essex Metro Immunization Coalition Meeting Pediatric COVID-19: Not a Small Problem Wednesday, March 23, 2022 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm   This webinar will discuss clinical features of Pediatric COVID 19, vaccine safety and indications, sports clearance for patients after infection, and long-term sequelae of COVID-19 infections.   Katharine Clouser, MD, FAAP, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. She is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric hospital medicine and has published extensive peer-reviewed work throughout the pandemic on COVID-19 in the pediatric population, including outcomes in children and adolescents with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).   View event flyer  EMIC working group updates and business will immediately follow from 3:30 - 3:45 PM. Register Here Are you or someone you know interested in becoming a member of the Essex Metro Immunization Coalition? Fill out a member form to stay up to date on all of EMIC's activities!

Step Up, Vax Up! Submissions Open Until April 1

The Step Up, Vax Up! Campus Health Awareness Campaign is here! The Step Up Vax Up campaign is a statewide initiative to promote peer-to-peer COVID-19 education through digital content creation. NJ college students can submit their creations for a chance to win the $5,000 grand prize! Learn more at www.stepupvaxup.com and share this with a college student you know!

NJ Immunization Conference

Registration is open for the 2022 Immunization Conference, ‘Immunizing Against Misinformation: Sharing Solutions’! This conference will feature national experts who will be sharing insights, tools and resources for how we can all fight against misinformation. The conference will be held virtually, on Tuesday, May 24th, 12:00pm – 4:00pm. Register Here.

COVID-19 Video Resources

The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey has developed several video and print resources to educate community members about COVID-19 vaccine. Please use these resources to help increase awareness about the importance of COVID-19 vaccination in preventing serious illness. Video resources include: 5 Video COVID-19 Vaccine Series (Community Health Worker COVID-19 Program, Available in Creole, Arabic, English, and Spanish) Protect You and Your Baby! The COVID-19 Vaccine and Pregnancy (English & Spanish) Get the Facts: Pregnancy, Fertility, and the COVID-19 Vaccine (English & Spanish) New print resources include: COVID-19 Vaccine in Pregnancy (English) (Spanish)

Protecting Babies at Birth: Hepatitis B Vaccine

The hepatitis B birth dose program provides patient education materials in English, Spanish, and Chinese on preventing hepatitis B during pregnancy and the importance of babies receiving the hepatitis B vaccine within 12 hours after birth. For resources, please visit the NJ Department of Health Perinatal Hepatitis B website.

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