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The Immunization Newsletter is published every two months, in Spanish, English and French by the Immunization Unit of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO). Its purpose is to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information concerning immunization programs in the Region, in order to promote greater knowledge of the problems faced and their possible solutions.

References to commercial products and the publication of signed articles in this Newsletter do not constitute endorsement by PAHO/WHO, nor do they necessarily represent the policy of the Organization.

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Current Issues:
Immunization Newsletter, February 2008, Vol XXX, Number 1
IN THIS ISSUE: 27th Pan American Sanitary Conference; Paving the Road for Pneumococcal Vaccine Introduction; Aide-memoire for Prevention of Freeze Damage to Vaccines; Vaccine Freezing: Bolivia Study; Sentinel Surveillance System of Diarrhea due to Rotavirus in Paraguay; PAHO Revolving Fund: Vaccine Prices,2008 More in PDF »
Immunization Newsletter, December 2007, Vol XXIX, Number 6
IN THIS ISSUE: Update on HPV Vaccines; PAHO’s Pro-Vac Initiative; Pertussis in the Americas; Rotavirus Vaccines; PAHO’s Revolving Fund; Reported Cases of Selected Diseases, 2005-2006; Tobago Declaration More in PDF »
Immunization Newsletter, October 2007, Vol XXIX, Number 5
IN THIS ISSUE: Haiti to Launch Rubella and CRS Elimination Campaign; VWA: Fifth Anniversary; EPI Evaluation in Honduras; GIS Systems for Immunization Programs; Measles/Rubella/CRS Final Classification, 2006; and Immunization Brochure More in PDF »
Immunization Newsletter, August 2007, Vol XXIX, Number 4
IN THIS ISSUE: Newborn Hearing Screening in Costa Rica; XIX Meeting of Central American Region, Mexico, and the Latin Caribbean; Solid Waste Recycling in Bolivia; Vaccine Storage in Health Unit Refrigerators; In Memoriam: Gloria García Santibañez More in PDF »
Immunization Newsletter, June 2007, Vol XXIX, Number 3
IN THIS ISSUE: Resource Mobilization and Partnerships for Rubella and CRS Elimination; Campaign in Honduras; Campaign in El Salvador; Campaign in Argentina; Lessons Learned; Campaign Phases for Rubella and CRS Elimination  More in PDF »
Immunization Newsletter, April 2007, Vol XXIX, Number 2
IN THIS ISSUE: AFP Surveillance in Canada; EPI Evaluation in Uruguay, 2006; Human Hookworm Vaccine Initiative; Update on Pro-Vac Initiative; Pan American Games & Rubella Alert More in PDF »