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6/7/18   Heplisav-B Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant), Adjuvanted is the first US licensed vaccine for manufacturer Dynavax.  This HepB-CpG vaccine was approved by the FDA in October 2017. It is indicated for patients 18 years of age and older and is only 2 doses. ...

How to buy vaccines at a discount: A. Make sure you have a proper place to store your vaccine supply. B. Open direct purchase accounts with the vaccine manufacturers:  The 4 listed below are MPPG’s discounting partners. Sanofi Pasteur  (800) Vaccine Pfizer Vaccines ...

6/5/18 Pediatrics reported results of DtaP adverse events as reported to VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) between 1991 and 2016.  With over 20 years of data collected from VAERS on acellular pertussis vaccine use, there were no unexpected or new adverse...

5/31/18 MPPG has a contracted discount for MPPG members on Merck vaccines.  One of the vaccines in Merck’s impressive product portfolio is RotaTeq.  Although there is another brand of rotavirus vaccine, Merck’s is unique in that it is a Pentavalent vaccine indicated...

5/29/18 The AAP board of directors reviewed the data and are urging parents to choose the Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (IIV) over the Intranasal Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) for the 2018-2019 season.  “The AAP finds the inactivated influenza vaccine to be more...

5/29/18 South Australia has seen a more than 40% increase in demand for meningitis B vaccine compared to the same time period last year.  Parents are rushing to protect their children from this deadly disease that is vaccine preventable.  In the United States there...

5/23/18 “Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.”   - Florence Nightingale

5/22/18 This article in US News and World Report shares information on a survey about public confidence in the United States regarding vaccines.  According to this survey released Monday by both the American Society for Microbiology and Research America, the...

5/17/18 “Make the best of what you have or the best won’t happen to you.” Medical practices have at their fingertips an opportunity to purchase vaccines directly from the vaccine manufacturers at a contracted discount.  Practices can "make the best" of this and join...

5/16/18 Get your credit, Sanofi Pasteur is now accepting returns of unused Fluzone vaccines and Flublok Quadrivalent from the 2017-2018 season.  All returns must be received by July 31st.  Contact (800) VACCINE for returns of Flublok and Fluzone vaccine purchased...

5/15/18 In the days before the influenza vaccine, the H1N1 influenza pandemic of 1918 infected more than 500 million people and killed more than 50 million worldwide.  The high mortality rate in those 20-40 years of age was a unique feature of this pandemic.  

5/10/18 The CDC posted the agenda for the upcoming June ACIP meeting. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices's upcoming meeting is scheduled for June 20-21, 2018 at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.  Some of the topics on the agenda...

5/8/18 ClearGate adds a Practice/Merchant Support Center and EMV Solutions, advancing service and state of the art security.  ClearGate Merchant Services is one of MPPG’s vendors providing reduced rates to member practices. After realizing that many practices were...

5/3/2018   Pfizer Vaccines is supporting 3 Premier Broadcasts on Meningitis B awareness and vaccination.  The program will be approximately 30 minutes and will be presented by either Dr. Karla Loken of Ob Hospitalist Group, Avon IN or Dr. Duane Hougendobler, the...

5/2/18 Mumps cases were announced last week on the Campus of William & Mary.  There has been an increase in Mumps cases in the United States and this had prompted a change to the ACIP Mumps immunization recommendations.  MMRII, the vaccine manufactured by Merck is...