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The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted in favor of recommending the updated COVID-19 vaccine. This updated vaccine will boost waning immunity and cover the Omnicron variant, including the XBB lineage that is currently circulating. The vaccine, available via Pfizer and Moderna are now available. To locate a convenient vaccination site near you, visit vaccine.gov or talk to your health care provider.  The US is currently seeing an uptick in the number of COVID cases, and cases in Kentucky have tripled over the past month. Currently, about 2.5% of all ER visits in Kentucky are due to COVID-19. The updated COVID-19 vaccine will help prevent severe illness, hospitalizations, and the extended illness known as long COVID. The updated COVID-19 vaccine can be obtained at the same time as…

Influenza (flu) season is quickly approaching and according to the CDC the yearly flu vaccine is the first and most important step in protecting against the flu. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends the Influenza vaccine for all persons over six months of age, who do not have contraindications. There are close to 3.5 million adults in the state of Kentucky. If all of these individuals were eligible for the flu vaccine that could be up to 3.5 million influenza vaccine injections. It is critical that safe injection practices are followed during each patient encounter to ensure patient and staff safety. Every year there are outbreaks associated with unsafe injection practices and since 2001 over 150,000 patients have been involved in outbreak notification and testing. The CDC One…

Calling all Healthcare Workers: Take the Infection Prevention Learning Needs Assessment and let your voice be heard! KyIP Training Center is asking for your help in collecting information about the knowledge and educational needs regarding basic infection prevention.  The COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to the gaps between infection control knowledge and practice within healthcare settings. This survey will help KyIP Training Center identify those gaps that occur in training or education. As an individual working in healthcare in the state of Kentucky, your insight is crucial. The results from the survey will provide insight into the educational needs of those working in healthcare regarding basic infection prevention. KyIP Training Center will use responses to guide future education and training plans so that we can continue to provide relevant and specific…