The California Immunization Coalition
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The California Immunization Coalition
The Fight for AB354- The Pertussis Booster Vaccination requirement
Liseli MulalaDolapo Afolayan
Dana Pong
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California Immunization Coalition (CIC)
• The CIC is a statewide, non-profit, public-partnership organization that originated when the Childhood Immunization Coalition and the California Adult Immunization Coalition merged in 2008.
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The CIC Mission
• The Mission of the CIC is “ achieving and maintaining full immunization protection for all Californians to promote health and prevent serious illnesses.”
( CIC website 2011)
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Assembly 354 Bill
• Introduced by Assembly members Juan Arambula and Steven Fletcher requires:– In 2011-2012, all 7-12th graders in public and
private schools to show proof of receiving the pertussis booster vaccination before being allowed to enter school
– In 2012-2013, the requirement reverts to just 7th graders
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Tetanus Diptheria Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccine
• The Tdap vaccine was approved in 2005 as an adult booster.
• Diptheria Tetanus pertussis (Dtap) is the pediatric vaccine 5 shots given at 15-18months, 2 ,4 and 6 years.
• Immunity wanes in 10 years so Tdap is indicated as a booster starting from 11 years of age.
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What is Pertussis
• Pertussis otherwise known as whooping cough is a bacterial infection characterized by a severe cough with a whooping sound. It is most severe in infants 3 months and under and can result in pneumonia, seizures, choking or death.(www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vis-tdap)
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Why vaccinate?
• The only way to protect vulnerable infants is to vaccinate those around them, primarily their older siblings and adult caretakers.
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Pertussis in California
• Pertussis has been recurring in California in 3 to 5 year cycles.
• The CIC started advocating for this bill in 2006. They warned legislators that pertussis outbreaks were becoming worse.
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The 2010 Epidemic
• In 2010, there were 6 deaths of infants in California and 1300 cases of pertussis, the highest in the nation. This gained the attention of national media and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
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Passage of the Bill
• After 4 years of trying, the bill was finally passed with Arambula and Fletcher in September of 2010 and signed into law by the Governor.
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Results of the Bill
• Once the bill was passed, it went into effect in 2011.
• Approximately, one a half million adolescents were vaccinated after the bill was passed.
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Future Results
• Experts predict that costs of the bill will be offset by the reduction in morbidity, mortality and future outbreaks.
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Conclusion
• The CIC was instrumental in getting the bill passed which was a great leap forward in preventative health.
• Legislation is one tool to continue to improve vaccination rates.
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Acknowledgements
• Catherine Flores Martin, Executive Director of the California Immunization Coalition
• Jeffrey A. Wong PharmD • Andrew Resignato MSc.• Ramon Castellblanch PhD• Cohort 2012