The Vaccine Handbook App 1.7.13

The new 2022 TVH App features the eleventh edition of The Vaccine Handbook, a valuable resource for vaccine providers, educators, and advocates. This edition includes several updates:

• A comprehensive and updated chapter on COVID-19, covering authorized products, schedules, and recommendations in plain language.
• Introduction of new vaccines like MMR (Priorix), PCV15 (Vaxneuvance), PCV20 (Prevnar 20), and tick-borne encephalitis vaccine (Ticovac).
• Preferential recommendation for higher dose and adjuvanted influenza vaccines in older adults.
• Expanded information on the use of PCV15 in children.
• Concise guidelines for vaccination in special circumstances.
• In-depth discussion of policy and mandates related to COVID-19.
• Fighting vaccine misinformation and providing effective communication strategies for healthcare professionals.
• Inclusion of CoVER modules throughout the app for easy access to additional information.

The Vaccine Handbook App is an essential tool that provides vital information on all licensed vaccines in the United States. It offers the rationale behind authoritative vaccine recommendations, practical advice to address concerns about vaccines, an overview of vaccine policy and infrastructure, and office logistics and billing procedures.

The author of the handbook, Dr. Gary S. Marshall, is a pediatric infectious disease expert and professor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Society (PIDS) has partnered with Professional Communications, Inc., for the distribution of The Vaccine Handbook App.

Reviews:

• "The Vaccine Handbook is an invaluable reference book for clinicians who vaccinate children. It provides comprehensive and thorough information." - Dr. Paul A. Offit, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
• "This book is a well-organized and efficient source for information on immunizations and vaccine preventable diseases." - Dr. Kevin J. Downes, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
• "I have not come across another book that provides such state-of-the-science information on immunization. It is an essential resource for healthcare professionals." - Dr. Deborah L. Wexler, Immunization Action Coalition.