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			<category>Events</category>

			<link>http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/cev/68</link>

			<title>Waco Capacity-Building Assessment on 1-Mar-12 11:30 AM</title>

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&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/cev/68&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;summary&quot;&gt;Waco Capacity-Building Assessment&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tdtstart&quot;&gt;Start Date:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20120301T173000Z&quot;&gt;1-Mar-12 11:30 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tdtend&quot;&gt;End Time:&lt;/span&gt; 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20120301T203000Z&quot;&gt;1-Mar-12 2:30 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tlocation&quot;&gt;Location:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;location&quot;&gt;
Waco-McLennan County Public Health District: Preparedness Training Room, Waco, TX 76707&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tdescription&quot;&gt;Event Details:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;description&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:18px;&quot;&gt;The Immunization Partnership&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:18px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; and the McLennan County Immunization Coalition&lt;br&gt;
		&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:18px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;invite you to participate in:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:20px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:georgia,serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;
		&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;color:#008000;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:26px;&quot;&gt;Waco Capacity-Building Assessment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;color:#008000;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:26px;&quot;&gt;Thursday, March 1, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;color:#008000;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:26px;&quot;&gt;11:30am &amp;ndash; 2:00pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:20px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;
		&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;color:#00f;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:20px;&quot;&gt;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;Examine the coalition&#39;s strategies and action plan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;color:#00f;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:20px;&quot;&gt;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;Identify priorities, successes, and barriers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;color:#00f;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:20px;&quot;&gt;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;Discuss models for maintaining a sustainable coalition&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;color:#00f;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:20px;&quot;&gt;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;Share your experiences and opinions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;color:#00f;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;
		&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:20px;&quot;&gt;Your participation is key to a successful assessment!&amp;nbsp;Your voice and experiences help shape future goals and build the&amp;nbsp;coalition&amp;rsquo;s momentum toward success.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:20px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;
		&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:18px;&quot;&gt;TIME AND LOCATION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;
		&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:18px;&quot;&gt;Registration &amp;amp; Lunch: 11:30am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:18px;&quot;&gt;Lunch and Event: 12:00pm - 2:00pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:georgia,serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;
		&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
			&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:16px;&quot;&gt;Waco-McLennan County Public Health District&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
		&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
			&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:16px;&quot;&gt;Preparedness Training Room&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
		&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
			&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:16px;&quot;&gt;225 W. Waco Dr. &#9642; &amp;nbsp;Waco, Texas 76707&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
		&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; &quot;&gt;
			&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:16px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;
			&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Waco-McLennan County Public Health District: Preparedness Training Room
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;225 W. Waco Dr&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Waco&lt;/span&gt;,
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;76707&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>

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			<category>Events</category>

			<link>http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/cev/63</link>

			<title>Community Immunity Spring Luncheon 2012 on 12-Apr-12 12:00 PM</title>

			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/cev/63&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;summary&quot;&gt;Community Immunity Spring Luncheon 2012&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tdtstart&quot;&gt;Start Date:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20120412T170000Z&quot;&gt;12-Apr-12 12:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tdtend&quot;&gt;End Time:&lt;/span&gt; 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20120412T173000Z&quot;&gt;12-Apr-12 12:30 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tlocation&quot;&gt;Location:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;location&quot;&gt;
Junior League of Houston, Houston, TX 77027&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tspeaker&quot;&gt;Speaker:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;speaker&quot;&gt;Dr. Peter J. Hotez&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Junior League of Houston
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;1811 Briar Oaks Lane&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/span&gt;,
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;77027&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

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			<link>http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/cev/r/dt/47/</link>
			<title>Vaccine News on 9-Feb-12 4:15 PM</title>
			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/cev/r/dt/47/&quot;&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20120209T221500Z&quot;&gt;9-Feb-12 4:15 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20120209T221500Z&quot;&gt;9-Feb-12 4:15 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;KPFT Radio:  90.1 FM
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/cev/r/dt/48/</link>
			<title>Vaccine News on 16-Feb-12 4:15 PM</title>
			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/cev/r/dt/48/&quot;&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20120216T221500Z&quot;&gt;16-Feb-12 4:15 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
End Time: 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20120216T221500Z&quot;&gt;16-Feb-12 4:15 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;KPFT Radio:  90.1 FM
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

</description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/cev/r/dt/49/</link>
			<title>Vaccine News on 23-Feb-12 4:15 PM</title>
			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/cev/r/dt/49/&quot;&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20120223T221500Z&quot;&gt;23-Feb-12 4:15 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
End Time: 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20120223T221500Z&quot;&gt;23-Feb-12 4:15 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;KPFT Radio:  90.1 FM
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

</description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/cev/r/dt/50/</link>
			<title>Vaccine News on 1-Mar-12 4:15 PM</title>
			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/cev/r/dt/50/&quot;&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Start Date: &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20120301T221500Z&quot;&gt;1-Mar-12 4:15 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
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&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20120301T221500Z&quot;&gt;1-Mar-12 4:15 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;KPFT Radio:  90.1 FM
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/cev/r/dt/51/</link>
			<title>Vaccine News on 8-Mar-12 4:15 PM</title>
			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/cev/r/dt/51/&quot;&gt;
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&lt;a class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;KPFT Radio:  90.1 FM
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/cev/r/dt/52/</link>
			<title>Vaccine News on 15-Mar-12 4:15 PM</title>
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&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/cev/r/dt/52/&quot;&gt;
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.immunizeusa.org/en/art/7/</link>
			<title>Opinion:  Innoculated Against the Facts</title>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Opinion: Inoculated Against Facts &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;By Paul A. Offit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;New York Times&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;March 31, 2008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a title=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/opinion/31offit.html?_r=1&amp;amp;oref=slogin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/opinion/31offit.html?_r=1&amp;amp;oref=slogin&quot;&gt;&lt;font title=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/opinion/31offit.html?_r=1&amp;amp;oref=slogin&quot; face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/opinion/31offit.html?_r=1&amp;amp;oref=slogin&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/opinion/31offit.html?_r=1&amp;amp;oref=slogin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;ON March 6, Terry and Jon Poling stood outside a federal courthouse in &lt;st1:place w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:City w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Atlanta&lt;/st1:City&gt;, &lt;st1:State w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Ga.&lt;/st1:State&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;, with their 9-year-old daughter Hannah and announced that the federal government had admitted that vaccines had contributed to her autism. The news was shocking. Health officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and at the &lt;st1:place w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:PlaceName w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;American&lt;/st1:PlaceName&gt; &lt;st1:PlaceType w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Academy&lt;/st1:PlaceType&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; of Pediatrics have steadfastly assured the public that vaccines do not cause autism. Now, in a special vaccine claims court, the federal government appeared to have said exactly the opposite. What happened?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;The answer is wrapped up in the nature of the unusual court where the Poling case was heard. In 1986, after a flood of lawsuits against vaccine makers threatened the manufacture of vaccines for children, Congress created the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, financed by a tax on every dose of vaccine. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;As part of the program, a group of scientists, doctors and lawyers listed all the health problems that might be linked to vaccines. The oral polio vaccine could in rare cases cause paralysis, for example, and an early version of the rotavirus vaccine might cause intestinal blockage. (In the interest of full disclosure: I am a co-inventor and co-patent holder of a newer rotavirus vaccine.) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;If, at a trial in a special court, a preponderance of scientific evidence suggested that a vaccine caused one of these problems, a family would be compensated quickly, generously and fairly. Because no one could sue vaccine makers without going through this special court, the number of lawsuits against vaccine makers fell drastically.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;The system worked fine until a few years ago, when vaccine court judges turned their back on science by dropping preponderance of evidence as a standard. Now, petitioners need merely propose a biologically plausible mechanism by which a vaccine might cause harm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt; even if their explanation contradicts published studies. In 2006, for example, Dorothy Werderitsh claimed in the vaccine court that a hepatitis B vaccine had triggered an autoimmune response in her brain that led to multiple sclerosis. Two large studies had clearly shown that hepatitis B vaccine could neither cause nor exacerbate multiple sclerosis, but the court ruled in favor of Ms. Werderitsh, elevating a hypothesis above epidemiological evidence. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;The Hannah Poling case is similar. In 2000, when Hannah was 19 months old, she received five shots against nine infectious diseases. Over the next several months, she developed symptoms of autism. Subsequent tests showed that Hannah has a mitochondrial disorder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt; her cells are unable to adequately process nutrients&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt; and this contributed to her autism. An expert who testified in court on the Polings' behalf claimed that the five vaccines had stressed Hannah's already weakened cells, worsening her disorder. Without holding a hearing on the matter, the court conceded that the claim was biologically plausible.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;On its face, the expert's opinion makes no sense. Even five vaccines at once would not place an unusually high burden on a child's immune system. The &lt;st1:place w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:PlaceType w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Institute&lt;/st1:PlaceType&gt; of &lt;st1:PlaceName w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Medicine&lt;/st1:PlaceName&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; has found that multiple vaccines do not overwhelm or weaken the immune system. And although natural infections can worsen symptoms of chronic neurological illnesses in children, vaccines are not known to. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;&quot;There is no evidence that children with mitochondrial enzyme deficiencies are worsened by vaccines,&quot; Salvatore DiMauro, a professor of neurology at &lt;st1:City w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Columbia&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt; who is the nation's leading expert on the disorder, told me. Indeed, children like Hannah Poling who are especially susceptible to infections are most likely to benefit from vaccines. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Supporters of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program argue reasonably that the program should err on the side of overcompensation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt; a relief valve that is needed in a society that mandates vaccines. But there is a price for this largesse. In the past few years, parents of 4,800 autistic children have filed claims to the vaccine court which have yet to be heard. And average awards in other recent vaccine cases have been more than $800,000. Furthermore, because uncompensated claims in vaccine court can spill into state courts, the Poling decision will likely draw more personal-injury lawyers to the fray. &quot;It's a beginning,&quot; said Kevin Conway, a Boston-based lawyer who represents more than 1,200 families with vaccine injury claims.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;The vaccine court should return to the preponderance-of-evidence standard. But much damage has already been done by the Poling decision. Parents may now worry about vaccinating their children, more autism research money may be steered toward vaccines and away from more promising leads and, if similar awards are made in state courts, pharmaceutical companies may abandon vaccines for American children. In the name of trying to help children with autism, the Poling decision has only hurt them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Paul A. Offit, chief of the infectious diseases division of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, is the author of &quot;Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases.&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 
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			<itunes:summary>Opinion: Inoculated Against Facts  
By Paul A. Offit  
New York Times  
March 31, 2008  
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/opinion/31offit.html?_r=1&amp;oref=slogin  
ON March 6, Terry and Jon Poling stood outside a federal courthouse in Atlanta, Ga., with their 9-year-old daughter Hannah and announced that the federal government had admitted that vaccines had contributed to her autism. The news was shocking. Health officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and at the American Academy of Pediatrics have steadfastly assured the public that vaccines do not cause autism. Now, in a special vaccine claims court, the federal government appeared to have said exactly the opposite. What happened? 
The answer is wrapped up in the nature of the unusual court where the Poling case was heard. In 1986, after a flood of lawsuits against vaccine makers threatened the manufacture of vaccines for children, Congress created the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, financed by a tax on every dose of vaccine.  
As part of the program, a group of scientists, doctors and lawyers listed all the health problems that might be linked to vaccines. The oral polio vaccine could in rare cases cause paralysis, for example, and an early version of the rotavirus vaccine might cause intestinal blockage. (In the interest of full disclosure: I am a co-inventor and co-patent holder of a newer rotavirus vaccine.)  
If, at a trial in a special court, a preponderance of scientific evidence suggested that a vaccine caused one of these problems, a family would be compensated quickly, generously and fairly. Because no one could sue vaccine makers without going through this special court, the number of lawsuits against vaccine makers fell drastically. 
The system worked fine until a few years ago, when vaccine court judges turned their back on science by dropping preponderance of evidence as a standard. Now, petitioners need merely propose a biologically plausible mechanism by which a vaccine might cause harm - even if their explanation contradicts published studies. In 2006, for example, Dorothy Werderitsh claimed in the vaccine court that a hepatitis B vaccine had triggered an autoimmune response in her brain that led to multiple sclerosis. Two large studies had clearly shown that hepatitis B vaccine could neither cause nor exacerbate multiple sclerosis, but the court ruled in favor of Ms. Werderitsh, elevating a hypothesis above epidemiological evidence.  
The Hannah Poling case is similar. In 2000, when Hannah was 19 months old, she received five shots against nine infectious diseases. Over the next several months, she developed symptoms of autism. Subsequent tests showed that Hannah has a mitochondrial disorder - her cells are unable to adequately process nutrients - and this contributed to her autism. An expert who testified in court on the Polings' behalf claimed that the five vaccines had stressed Hannah's already weakened cells, worsening her disorder. Without holding a hearing on the matter, the court conceded that the claim was biologically plausible. 
On its face, the expert's opinion makes no sense. Even five vaccines at once would not place an unusually high burden on a child's immune system. The Institute of Medicine has found that multiple vaccines do not overwhelm or weaken the immune system. And although natural infections can worsen symptoms of chronic neurological illnesses in children, vaccines are not known to.  
&quot;There is no evidence that children with mitochondrial enzyme deficiencies are worsened by vaccines,&quot; Salvatore DiMauro, a professor of neurology at Columbia who is the nation's leading expert on the disorder, told me. Indeed, children like Hannah Poling who are especially susceptible to infections are most likely to benefit from vaccines.  
Supporters of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program argue reasonably that the program should err on the side of overcompensation - a relief valve that is needed in a society that mandates vaccines. But there is a price for this largesse. In the past few years, parents of 4,800 autistic children have filed claims to the vaccine court which have yet to be heard. And average awards in other recent vaccine cases have been more than $800,000. Furthermore, because uncompensated claims in vaccine court can spill into state courts, the Poling decision will likely draw more personal-injury lawyers to the fray. &quot;It's a beginning,&quot; said Kevin Conway, a Boston-based lawyer who represents more than 1,200 families with vaccine injury claims. 
The vaccine court should return to the preponderance-of-evidence standard. But much damage has already been done by the Poling decision. Parents may now worry about vaccinating their children, more autism research money may be steered toward vaccines and away from more promising leads and, if similar awards are made in state courts, pharmaceutical companies may abandon vaccines for American children. In the name of trying to help children with autism, the Poling decision has only hurt them. 
Paul A. Offit, chief of the infectious diseases division of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, is the author of &quot;Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases.&quot;  
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			<description>  	  		The Texas Legislature is confronted with an unprecedented budget shortfall, possibly as much as $20 billion, according to some estimates. In preparation for the Legislature's return in January 2011, all state agencies were asked to trim their budgets by ten percent. As agencies release their budget cuts this fall, the magnitude of the shortfall will become apparent. The impact on Texas will be huge, and the cost to public health will be staggering.  In order to comply with the mandated cuts, the Department of State Health Services has been forced to cut vaccinations for more than 100,000 disadvantaged children per year.  	  		  	  		Eliminating immunizations for tens of thousands of children is a public health disaster waiting to happen. Vaccinations are an invisible investment that prevents debilitating diseases from ever happening. Texans who benefit from immunizations often never know how bad things could have been without those immunizations. There is a greater risk of...
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			<description>  	 		Texas Immunization Summit 2010 to Identify Successes, Concerns and Policy Needs  	 		- September 30 - October 1, 2010, Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel and Spa 	 		  	  		HOUSTON (September 27, 2010)- The Immunization Partnership (TIP) will host The Texas Immunization Summit 2010, sponsored by St. David's Foundation. The Summit represents the culminating event of 10 statewide Stakeholder Meetings, attended by hundreds of concerned citizens across Texas. The organization will be releasing a report, called An Ounce of Prevention: Texans Speak Up for Immunizations, summarizing the results of the Stakeholder Meetings, and detailing the participants' recommendations for policy makers. The Summit is expected to draw over 250 participants from across the state and will feature world-renowned experts in immunizations.  	  		  	  		The tremendous interest in the Summit demonstrates the incredible dedication of our public health officials, immunization providers and legislators to keeping Texans...
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			<description>  	  		This is the time of year that we're most sociable, as we attend and host holiday gatherings. We will come into contact with others at holiday parties, special events, and venues to watch our favorite college and professional teams. As we enter the winter flu season, physicians are urging people to get the influenza vaccination to protect against the three types of flu (Influenza A-H3N2, Influenza B, and H1N1). You are not only protecting yourself, but everyone around you. The one gift that you do not want to give is the flu. 	  		  	  		Flu activity in Texas is considered sporadic, but on the rise in neighboring Louisiana. There has been a sharp increase in southeastern states, particularly in GA, SC, NC, TN, and AL.  	  		During week 46 of a Center for Disease Control (CDC) study this year; fifty-one (6.4 percent) specimens tested by laboratories in Texas were positive for influenza, as reported by the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS).   	 ...
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		A lively crowd packed The Junior League of Houston for the 2010 Champions for Children Spring Luncheon benefiting The Immunization Partnership.&lt;/div&gt;
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		Chaired by Dr. Lindy McGee and John McKeever, the event featured a presentation by Dr. Paul Offit, chief of Division of Infectious Diseases at the Children&amp;rsquo;s Hospital of Philadelphia.&lt;/div&gt;
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		Dr. Offit, who also is the co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine RotaTeq and author of several books, outlined the history of the anti-vaccine movement and shared what the future holds for vaccines.&lt;/div&gt;
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		Dr. Offit with the &lt;strong&gt;Ralph D. Feigin, M.D. Award for Excellence&lt;/strong&gt;for his dedication to championing education and advocacy for immunizations. In addition, The Houston Area Rotary Clubs received the &lt;strong&gt;Community Partnership Award&lt;/strong&gt; for their commitment to piloting special projects and supporting community-based initiatives that encourage and highlight the importance of vaccines.&lt;/div&gt;
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		&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;About The Immunization Partnership&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		The Immunization Partnershipis a non-profit organization that aims to eradicate vaccine preventable diseases by developing and coordinating our community&amp;rsquo;s resources through public and private partnerships. The primary focus areas are education, advocacy and public policy, and support of immunization information systems. For more information, visit &lt;a href=&quot;../../&quot;&gt;www.immunizeUSA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		According to medical professionals at a recent Pertussis Forum, cases of pertussis or whooping cough are on the rise. In fact, 2009 data shows that of the 693 cases in Houston, 24.4 percent have occurred in N.E. Houston. The Immunization Partnership hosted the forum with the goal of informing parents and the community on how to prevent the disease.&lt;/div&gt;
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		Pertussis is a highly communicable disease characterized by cough, followed by vomiting and whooping.&amp;nbsp; Caused by the Bordetella Pertussis bacteria found in the mouth, nose and throat of an infected person, it is named after the &amp;ldquo;whoop&amp;rdquo; sound that children often make when they try to breathe during a severe coughing spell. Pertussis is spread through close contact when an infected person talks, sneezes or coughs.&lt;/div&gt;
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			90% of unvaccinated children living with someone with pertussis will also get thedisease.&lt;/li&gt;
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			Pre-teens and teens get whooping cough more often than any other age group except for infants younger than one year (496 cases per 100,000 adolescents).&lt;/li&gt;
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			Whooping cough may cause pneumonia, bruised ribs, collapsed lungs, increased urination, seizures, infections of the brain and death in pre-teens and teens.&lt;/li&gt;
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			The CDC recommends that persons aged 11 &amp;ndash; 12 years receive the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine, or Tdap. This FDA-approved vaccine helps prevent not only whooping cough, but also tetanus and diphtheria.&lt;/li&gt;
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			<description>  	 		The Immunization Partnership Urges Parents to Have  	 		Children Vaccinated for Meningitis  	 		  	  		HOUSTON (January 6, 2010)-Effective January 1, 2010, a new law requires first time and transfer students enrolling in college and entering on-campus housing, to show proof of having the meningitis vaccine at least 10 days prior to residency. The law is named the Jamie Schanbaum Act, in honor of Jamie Schanbaum, who survived bacterial meningitis as a college sophomore at the University of Texas in Austin, in November 2008.    	  		  	  		      College students living in dormitories have an exceptionally high rate of meningitis. In fact, the rate of invasive disease among 17-20 year olds is approximately twice that of the overall U.S. population. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that college students living in dormitories get immunized against meningitis, and the law brings Texas into compliance with that recommendation.  	  		  	  		      Had my child...
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			<title>Houston Area Immunization Partnership Urges Parents of 7th Graders to Take Action and Have their Kids Immunized</title>
			<description>         HOUSTON (April 22, 2009) &#8211; Three new vaccines are essential for the 337,000 Texas students, including 73,923 Harris County students, entering seventh grade. The Texas Department of State Health Services is requiring that students receive the following vaccines before they enroll for the 2009-2010 school year:        One 	dose of Meningococcal vaccine (Meningitis)           One 	dose of Tdap vaccine - tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis 	(Whooping Cough)           A 	second dose of Varicella vaccine (Chicken Pox)      Dangerous diseases can be easily passed from one child to another, but many of them are easily preventable through immunization. It&#8217;s critical we have our children vaccinated to keep them healthy, said Anna C. Dragsbaek, J.D., executive director, Houston Area Immunization Partnership. We urge parents to act now, to avoid the back-to-school rush at doctors&#8217; offices and to avoid delays in starting 7th grade.    Over the last several years, we&#8217;ve heard a lot of...
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			<title>Houston Area Immunization Partnership Gelb Share Award</title>
			<description>Gelb Recognized as Top Corporate Citizen for Immunization Brand The Houston marketing community recognized the brand launch of the Houston Area Immunization Partnership at the 2008 American Marketing Association Crystal Awards. Gelb Consulting Group, one of our dedicated partners, received an award for Corporate Citizenship competing with a host of well-qualified entries.     The AMA Crystal Award is heavily weighted toward results, which Gelb helped us achieve. By working with Gelb, the Houston Area Immunization Partnership has clarified its mission, created an exciting visual identity, launched a new website, www.immunizehouston.org, and renewed partner enthusiasm.       In 2007, we sought to build consensus around a unifying idea, one that aligned our community partners and expanded our potential beyond the management of the Houston Harris County Immunization Registry. Gelb led our board through a process to create the Houston Area Immunization Partnership. It is certainly a well...
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			<title>Immunization Partnership Gains Executive Director</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; color: #333333&quot;&gt;In keeping with the new mission of the Houston Area Immunization Partnership, a new Executive Director has been hired who has the skills and vision to take the organization in its new direction. &amp;nbsp;Anna C. Dragsbaek, who has been serving as a part-time interim Director, will assume the Executive Director position on April 4.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt&quot;&gt;Anna comes to us from Texas Children's Hospital, where she was the Manager of the Immunization Project since 2005. &amp;nbsp;There she was involved in collaborative community projects promoting immunization, as well as legislative advocacy work, immunization registry support, outreach to physician offices, and policy issues to support immunization of Houston's children. &amp;nbsp;Anna provided leadership and oversight for the Immunization Project, engaging in public health and policy research, health education, and implementation of the Houston-Harris County Immunization Registry. &amp;nbsp;Prior to becoming Manager, Anna was the Immunization Registry Coordinator. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; color: #333333&quot;&gt;Anna&amp;nbsp;obtained a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center in May, 2006 and was admitted to the Texas Bar in November, 2006. &amp;nbsp;She has studied International and Family Health at the University of Texas School of Public Health.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			<description>    Frankie Milley will be honored by the Houston Area Immunization Partnership for her public service in promoting vaccinations. Frankie and Bob Milley's only son Ryan died from meningococcal meningitis.  As a result of Ryan&#8217;s death, Milley founded Meningitis Angels, a nonprofit group which has become an international network of education, survivor communication and service. Meningitis Angels currently represents over 500 Angels and families across the U.S. and over 50 abroad. Milley has created a teen awareness group called the Vaccinators to educate other teens, and a big bear character called Beary Wise to educate children on the importance of disease prevention through healthy living and immunizations. She helped to write Texas Senate Bill 31 which helped Texas become the first state in the country which educates students of all ages on bacterial meningitis.  Along with other parents across the country, Milley helped to establish meningitis vaccine recommendations for college...
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	There is a fun and creative way to educate communities and community groups on the importance of immunization called &amp;ldquo;Community Immunity&amp;rdquo;.&amp;nbsp; Get trained and bring Community Immunity to your organization!&lt;/div&gt;
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	Wish to educate your clinic staff on immunization Best Practices?&amp;nbsp; The Immunization Champions project will help raise your clinics rates.&lt;/div&gt;
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	With the upcoming 82&lt;sup&gt;nd&lt;/sup&gt;&amp;nbsp;legislative session upon us there are many ways to voice your opinion and support of immunization legislation.&lt;/div&gt;
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			<description>  	The Immunization Partnership is committed to providing technical assistance to local coalitions with respect to immunization education and advocacy. Below, please find a list of our local coalition partner contacts in Texas.   	  	   	To find a list of our local coalition contacts, please click here.    	  		  	  		CAPACITY-BUILDING RESOURCES FOR LOCAL COALITIONS  		 	  		  	  		Media Toolkit for Coalitions 	  		Media Toolkit for Coalitions: A Booster Dose of Communication Strategies  		 	  		  	  		Access by Section  		 	 		  			Introduction  			 		  			Section A: What is Media Relations and How Can it Benefit Your Coalition? 		  			  				Section B: The Importance of a Strategic Communications Plan 		 		  			  				Section C: Engaging With the Media  				 		 		  			  				Section D: Interacting with Reporters  				 		 		  			  				Section E: Leveraging Owned and Social Media  				 		 		  			  				Conclusion  				 		 		  			  				Addendum I: Elements of a Strategic Communications...

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			<description> 	   	  	   	 		The Immunization Partnership Advisory Committee 	 		October 2011  		    	  	 		 			 				 					  						 Ms. Farha Ahmed 				 				 					  						 CFF Capital Management, L.P. 				 			 			 				 					  						 Dr. Robert Austin 				 				 					  						 R. J. Austin Consulting 				 			 			 				 					  						 Mr. D. Glenn Baird 				 				 					  						 Amegy Bank of Texas 				 			 			 				 					 Mr. Robert Baker  					 				 					 Rotary Club  					 			 			 				 					  						 Dr. Marc Boom 				 				 					  						 The Methodist Hospital 				 			 			 				 					 Mrs. Lauren Burke  					 				 					 Community Volunteer  					 			 			 				 					  						 Mr. Mark Chretien 				 				 					  						 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 				 			 			 				 					  						 Dr. Mary des Vignes- 					  						 Kendrick 				 				 					  						 Texas A&amp;M Health Science Center 				 			 			 				 					  						 Ms. Susie Distefano 				 				 					  						 Memorial Hermann  						 				 			 			 				 					  						 Mr....

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			<description> 	 		 			EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE  			 		 			 				 					 						 					 						  							  								  									  										  											Lindy McGee, M.D. 										  											Pediatrician 										  											TIP Board President 										  											(biography) 									 								 							 						 					 					 						  						  					 						  							  								  									  										Kay Tittle, MS, RN, FACHE 									  										Texas Children&#39;s Pediatric Associates 									  										TIP Incoming Board Chair  										(biography)  								 							 						 					 				 				 					 						 					 						  							Barron P. Bogatto  							Jackson Walker L.L.P.  							TIP Legal Chair 						  							(biography) 					 					 						 							 						  							  							 					 					 						  							Julie A. Boom, M.D.  							Texas Children&#39;s Hospital 						TIP Registry Chair  						(biography) 				 				 					 						 					 						  							  								  									  										Craig Cordola 									 ...

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			<description>  	  		Click here for the Texas Children&#39;s Hospital Video, Facing Meningitis  		 	 		  	 		 Meningitis PSA Featuring NBA Star Dexter Pittman 	 		 	 		  	  		New Law Protects College Students from Deadly Disease 	  		For Immediate Release 	  		Media Contact: Rashena Lindsay Flagg, 713.301.4577  	  		Houston, TX (August 1, 2011) Texans were shocked and saddened by the untimely February 2011 death of Nicolis Williams - a student at Texas A&amp;M University - to meningitis. This tragedy followed a 2009 case in which Jamie Schanbaum, a sophomore at University of Texas at Austin, survived meningitis but became a double amputee as a result of the devastating disease. These families joined forces to secure the passage of Senate Bill 1107 by Senator Wendy Davis (D - Fort Worth) and Representative Charlie Howard (R - Pearland) which was recently signed into law by Governor Perry. The Jamie Schanbaum and Nicolis Williams Act will require college students to be vaccinated against meningitis prior...

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			<title>Michelle Bohreer</title>
			<description>  	   	    	Michelle Bohreer wears many hats...Mom, Lawyer, Past President of the Rotary Club of Houston, and dedicated volunteer for The Immunization Partnership. Michelle&#39;s record of volunteer service is nothing short of remarkable. She was one of TIP&#39;s first trained Immunization Ambassadors to present the Community Immunity activity. She is also an inaugural member of the Big Shot Society Founder&#39;s Circle and she served as a Co-Chair for the TIP Shake It Up Martini Party featuring Dr. Paul Offit.  	   	  	   	Michelle is deeply committed to creating a healthier community and educating others about the thousands of lives that have been saved through immunizations. As a parent, Michelle understands that there is a significant amount of false information about vaccines and she understands the fear this can inspire in many parents. Michelle truly appreciates The Immunization Partnership&#39;s commitment to providing factual information about immunizations and seeks to share...

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			<description> 	   	Houston Endowment, Inc. has supported The Immunization Partnership since its inception. In 2003, the foundation gave a $1 million grant to establish a citywide registry to record childhood immunizations. Since then, the registry has been transitioned to the State and TIP has evolved into an organization that seeks to address both the root cause of low immunization rates and the far-reaching policy issues, which impact immunization rates in Texas.  	   	  	   	As it was in the beginning, the support provided by Houston Endowment, Inc. continues to be critical to TIP&#39;s growth and development as an organization. In 2010, Houston Endowment, Inc. generously approved a two-year grant which has enabled TIP to undertake a strategic initiative of capacity building and program growth. This gift has allowed TIP to grow its three focus areas of Advocacy, Education, and Support of Immunization Information Systems and to hire a Fund Development Director to diversify the philanthropic...

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			<description> 	   	The Immunization Partnership Big Shots  	Learn More About the Big Shot Society  	    	  	 		Founders Circle 	 		 Inoculator 	 		Dr. Lindy McGee &amp; Tom McGee 	 		Michelle &amp; Steve Bohreer 	 		Judge Ed &amp; Gwen Emmett 	 		John McKeever 	 		 Phyllis &amp; Graham Painter 	 		  	 		Preventer 	 		Steve Burrill &amp; Tara Nutik 	 		Drs. Julie &amp; Marc Boom 	 		Monique &amp; John Boom 	 		Vicki &amp; John Brentin 	 		Lauren &amp; Ken Burke 	 		Kim Cotner David 	 		Amy &amp; Gentry Lee 	 		Aileen McCormick 	 		Elizabeth &amp; Thomas Mosele 	 		Dr. Chris Pielop &amp; Josie Pielop 	 		Dr. Theresa Vicroy 	 		Richard Yount 	 		  	 		Booster 	 		D. Glenn Baird 	 		Kay Bruce 	 		Walter Bruce 	 		Katherine Byrd &amp; Dr. Richard Byrd 	 		Dr. Adrian R. Clarke 	 		Laura Clay 	 		Theresa &amp; Thomas Coffey 	 		Jacquelyn &amp; Collin Cox 	 		Katie &amp; John Daily 	 		Dr. Nancy Dickason &amp; Dr. Michael Connely 	 		Russ Frank 	 		Pam &amp; Doug Goodson 	 		Lynn Gremillion 	 		Susan Feigin Harris 	 		Dr. Shannon Hayes &amp; Patrick Hayes 	 		Dr. Mary Healy 	...

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			<description>&lt;img src =&quot;http://www.immunizeusa.org/tpeople/wwwImmunizehouston4.1/jmckeever/photos/61/IMG_6150-m.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;br&gt;File uploaded by John McKeever. 
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			<title>Board Members: Mouzoon, McCormick</title>
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			<title>Anna C. Dragsbaek awards Frankie Milley with the first annual Protector award for outstanding dedication to immunization issues.</title>
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