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Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 1d

The CDC updated their traveler health advisory "yellow book" for Peru with a section on a local outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough): www.cdc.gov/yellow-book/...

Peru

Learn how to prepare travelers visiting Peru.

www.cdc.gov

Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 2d

The CDC's vaccine appendix had its section on vaccine administration errors updated: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...

Appendix: Vaccine Administration Errors and Deviations

Learn about vaccine administration errors and deviations.

www.cdc.gov

Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 2d

There used to be a separate page at www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va..., but not it redirects to the "Reporting vaccine adverse events" section of www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...

www.cdc.gov

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Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 2d

There's a "special situations" page that also got a big re-write and as far as I can tell was not written by lunatics: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...

Clinical Considerations for Special Situations and Populations

Clinical COVID-19 vaccine considerations for special situations and populations.

www.cdc.gov

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Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 2d

The safety considerations page also got a re-write: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va... But at first blush, it all looks ... reasonable?

Safety Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccines

Find safety considerations for COVID-19 Vaccines and vaccination outcomes.

www.cdc.gov

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Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 2d

The CDC has changed some of the language on their contraindications for vaccination page. However, it is not clear to me that there is a substantive difference here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...

Contraindications and Precautions

Information on contraindications and precautions and allergy-related precautions.

www.cdc.gov

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Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 2d

This page also talks about the Pemivibart (Pemgarda) monoclonal antibody used for pre-exposure prophylaxis in people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised.

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Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 2d

Also: "People can self-attest to their moderately or severely immunocompromised status during the individual-based decision-making process and receive COVID-19 vaccine doses wherever vaccines are offered. Vaccinators should not deny COVID-19 vaccination to a person due to lack of documentation."

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Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 2d

As was the health care providers page for immunocompromised people: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...

COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance for People Who Are Immunocompromised

Find definition of people who are immunocompromised and COVID-19 vaccine schedules.

www.cdc.gov

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Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 2d

Likewise the routine guidance page for health care professionals was updated for 2025-2026: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...

2025–2026 COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance

Find routine vaccine schedules for all ages and considerations for extended dosage intervals.

www.cdc.gov

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Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 2d

tidbit: "People can self-attest to factors that increase their risk for severe COVID-19 during the individual-based decision-making process and receive COVID-19 vaccine doses wherever vaccines are offered. Vaccinators should not deny COVID-19 vaccination to a person due to lack of documentation."

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Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 2d

The CDC's covid vaccine considerations for health care professionals page was updated with last month's decisions: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...

Overview of COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination

Learn about types of COVID-19 vaccines and find recommendations, dosage, and overview of schedule.

www.cdc.gov

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Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 3d

The CDC's situational summary page on mpox was updated with some genomic information about the recent Southern California cases: www.cdc.gov/monkeypox/si...

Monkeypox in the United States and Around the World: Current Situation

Learn about the current monkeypox situation around the world

www.cdc.gov

Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 5d

The CDC added these new webpages relating to a recent salmonella outbreak: www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o..., www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o..., www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o..., and www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o...

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Moringa Leaf Powder

Learn about a Salmonella outbreak linked to powdered supplements

www.cdc.gov

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Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 7d

A health alert about Meningococcal disease has been added to the CDC's yellow book for health information for travelers to Brazil: www.cdc.gov/yellow-book/...

Brazil

Learn how to prepare travelers visiting Brazil.

www.cdc.gov

Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 7d

The CDC made the same change to the public health version of this page too.

Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 7d

The CDC's health care providers covid site index page changed the link label's text for www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va... from "Routine COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance" to "2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance."

Routine COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance

Find routine vaccine schedules for all ages and considerations for extended dosage intervals.

www.cdc.gov

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Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 8d

Looking at www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va..., I see that it never got updated for the 2025-2026 Covid vaccines, even before the shutdown.

Overview of COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination

Learn about types of COVID-19 vaccines and find recommendations, dosage, and overview of schedule.

www.cdc.gov

Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 8d

The CDC also added links to the "easy read" version of the child and adolescent immunization pages to this page. The easy read schedules are www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz... and www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz....

Your child needs vaccines as they grow!

Guide for parents and caregivers to ensure their child is up-to-date on recommended childhood vaccin

www.cdc.gov

Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 8d

The CDC also added a link to a page called "Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule by Age (Compliant)" to their child immunization schedule page at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp.... I have no idea what the "compliant" means in this context.

Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule by Age (Addendum updated August 7, 2025)

Guide health care providers in determining recommended vaccines for each age group.

www.cdc.gov

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Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 8d

The CDC added a link to their "easy read" version of the adult immunization schedule to their main immunization schedule page at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp...

Immunization Schedules

Make sure your patients stay up to date on recommended vaccines using these schedules.

www.cdc.gov

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 11d

Memo to @govmurphy.bsky.social - My mail-in ballot package came - and included everything EXCEPT AN ACTUAL BALLOT. Hudson Co's clerk says I can vote at the polls by provisional ballot. But am I the ONLY Hudson Co voter affected by this quality control problem? This needs urgent attention.

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Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 15d

Douglas Comer, please call your office

Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 17d

The CDC also updated a hard-to-read image of a breakdown of various mpox clades into a nice readable table on their mpox about and clinical overview pages: www.cdc.gov/monkeypox/ab... and www.cdc.gov/monkeypox/hc...

About Monkeypox

Learn about monkeypox, how it spreads, and ways to protect yourself

www.cdc.gov

Cremevax @cremevax.bsky.social · 17d

The CDC updated their mpox risk assessment page today: www.cdc.gov/cfa-qualitat...

Risk to United States from clade I monkeypox outbreak in Central and Eastern Africa

CDC assessed risk to the US posed by the clade I mpox outbreak in the DRC and neighboring countries

www.cdc.gov