September 2022

NJLBHA Board Meeting

Saturday, September 17, 2022, 10:00 AM EST NJLBHA Board Meeting

September Meeting Details

Current Articles and Requests for Participation

In this edition of I Raise the Rates (IRtR), you will find a variety of new resources from several public health partners, educational opportunities, and a selection of media articles related to immunization.

PANDEMIC AND RESPONSE:

Using Census and Other Data to Track Poverty, Hardship and the Impact of Aid During a Tumultuous Time

Thursday, September 8, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET

HEALING NJ TOGETHER- September 22, 2022

Dear friend, These last couple of years have been difficult - filled with some pretty big challenges: collective trauma from the COVID-19 pandemic, rising costs of living, racism, gender-based discrimination and political polarization. We need to heal.

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Update: Fall COVID-19 Boosters

On August 23, Biden administration officials said that, pending final scientific review by the FDA and CDC, updated COVID-19 boosters could be available soon after Labor Day. The updated booster will be a bivalent formula that both boosts immunity against the original coronavirus strain and also protects against the newer Omicron variants that account for most of the current cases. On September 1 and 2, the CDC’s advisory panel will meet to review this issue.

2022 POLIO CASE IN THE UNITED STATES:

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

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U.S. clears updated Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 boosters targeting newest variants

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