Kentucky: Hepatitis A Outbreak Forms and Guidance
Kentucky is currently experiencing the largest hepatitis A infection outbreak in recent history. The state average cases for the past five years is 19. From the outbreak declared in November 2017 to July 10, 2018 there have been 1,034 diagnosed…
Kentucky: Establishing a Statewide Immunization Conference
Kentucky has held a number of activities to inform and educate providers about HPV vaccination, including an HPV summit, an Immunization Conference, and regional trainings. This was presented as part of the AIM's HPV Call to Action webinar series. Please…
Kentucky: New Statutory Law Requires Additional Vaccines for School-Entry
The Kentucky Immunization Program (KIP) worked persistently to ensure additional protection for Kentucky’s children through increased and/or enforceable immunization requirements. The new legislation was drafted, reviewed, open for public comments, and finally passed after two years of dedicated work by…