Influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel is a professional and ethical responsibility and non-compliance with healthcare facility policies regarding vaccination should not be tolerated, according to a position paper released today by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). The paper is published in this month’s Infection Control and Healthcare Epidemiology journal and endorsed by IDSA.

Fellowship in IDSA honors individuals who have achieved professional excellence and provided significant service to the profession.

HIVMA and the Ryan White Medical Providers Coalition (RWMPC) welcome the release of an important HIV policy roadmap for the nation. The initiative’s success will depend on effective implementation and necessary resources.

A new, drug-resistant strain of E. coli is causing serious disease, according to a new study, now available online, in the August 1, 2010 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Despite growing evidence that the earlier people are diagnosed with HIV and get access to care, the better their clinical outcomes, many HIV-infected people in the United States and Canada are not receiving the care they need early enough. A study of nearly 45,000 patients in both countries highlighting this trend appears in the June 1, 2010, issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online.

Although immunity to mumps is high in the United States, mumps vaccine coverage must be maintained and improved to prevent future outbreaks, according to a new study, now available online, in the September 1, 2010 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 

The findings appear in a study, now available online, published in the June 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases.