Oral

This interesting session will focus on the epidemiology of vaccine preventable disease. Presentations will include a discussion of persistence of antibody level of hepatitis B vaccine among children; influenza, pneumococcal, hepatitis B and tetanus toxoid vaccination of Texas adults; and, a discussion of the influenza season in a tropical country. One session will focus on increases in human papillomavirus vaccine coverage among adolescent girls in Oregon.

Session Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) will be able to: 1. Determine the long-term immunogenicity and the decay rate of hepatitis B virus surface antibody from universal HBV vaccination 2. Discuss Oregon’s HPV adolescent rate increases 3. Identify demographic, health care, health status, and lifestyle factors associated with adult immunization rates 4. Describe sources and levels of knowledge about influenza in a tropical country