Archived Video Webcast
Original live broadcast: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
10:00 am EASTERN TIME

New CDC Vaccine Coverage Data and NFID Survey Reveal Low Public Awareness of Seasonal Influenza Severity, Underscore Need for Increased Vaccination

Presented By
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)

In Collaboration With
National Influenza Vaccine Summit (NIVS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
American Medical Association (AMA)

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News Conference Agenda
(all times EASTERN TIME ZONE)

10:00 a.m. Introduction/Welcome
William Schaffner, MD, Vice President, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) & Chairman, Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

10:05 a.m. Renewed Efforts Needed to Improve Immunization Rates, Ensure Uptake of Ample Vaccine Supply
Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

10:10 a.m. Vaccine Administration Payment Encourages Providers to Immunize
Mark B. McClellan, MD, PhD, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

10:15 a.m. Expanded Recommendations Aim to Maximize Annual Immunization, Role of Treatment Approaches
Daniel B. Jernigan, MD, MPH, Deputy Director, Influenza Division, CDC

10:25 a.m. Low Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates Among At-Risk, Those 65 Years of Age and Older Fall Short of Healthy People 2010 Goals
William G. Plested, III, MD, President, American Medical Association & Private Practice Physician

10:30 a.m. Dramatically Low Provider Awareness of Influenza in High-Risk Pediatric Patients
Julia A. McMillan, MD, Committee on Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics & Professor of Pediatrics, Vice Chair for Pediatric Education, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

10:40 a.m. Trends in Public Perception of Influenza Vaccination and Treatment Options
Susan J. Rehm, MD, Medical Director, NFID & Vice Chair, Department of Infectious
Disease, Cleveland Clinic

10:50 a.m. Questions and Answers
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This news conference is sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases in partnership with the National Influenza Vaccine Summit and is supported, in part, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and through unrestricted educational grants to NFID by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Flu Vaccine Business Practices Initiative, GlaxoSmithKline, Henry Schein, Inc., MedImmune Vaccines, Novartis Vaccines, Merck and Co., Inc., Roche, and sanofi pasteur.
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