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RI Department of Health

 

 

Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 222-2231
Fax: (401) 222-6548
711(TTY)

 

Rhode Island Department of Health

Advisories and Updates for Health Care Providers

Communicable Diseases

Presence of low levels of Francisella tularensis in the Washington D.C. area September 30, 2005

WNV Alert for School Nurse Teachers and School Nurses September 28, 2005

Pertussis Alert September 7, 2005

Community Acquired MRSA June 7, 2005

Immunization

Prevention of Varicella - Provisional Updated ACIP Recommendations for Varicella Vaccine Use pdf

New Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Vaccine Recommendations for Hepatitis A and Tdap Vaccines January 19, 2006

New CDC Recommendations for Antimicrobial Agents Used for Pertussis Treatment and Postexposure Prophylaxis December 19, 2005

Influenza Vaccine Survey: 2005 – 2006 Flu Season December 7, 2005

Influenza Vaccine Survey: 2005 – 2006 Flu Season October 31, 2005

State-Supplied Influenza Vaccine for Children October 21, 2005

Fluzone-PF® (Preservative Free) Allocation October 12, 2005

Menactra® Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine and Guillain Barré Syndrome October 6, 2005

Prioritization of State-Supplied Influenza Vaccine for Children September 16, 2005

Priority groups for influenza vaccination September 16, 2005

School Immunization Requirements for Children Displaced by Hurricane Katrina September 14, 2005

Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4), Menactra June 8, 2005

Introduction of Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine April 4, 2005

Influenza

CDC Announces Change in Recommendations for use of Antivirals; Clinicians Should Not Prescribe Two Common Antivirals January 14, 2006

CDC Recommends against the Use of Amantadine and Rimandatine for the Treatment or Prophylaxis of Influenza in the United States during the 2005-06 Influenza Season CDC HAN Advisory January 14, 2006

Advisory- Oseltamivir Prescribing October 21, 2005

Influenza Vaccine Survey: 2005 – 2006 Flu Season October 31, 2005

State-Supplied Influenza Vaccine for Children October 21, 2005

Fluzone-PF® (Preservative Free) Allocation October 12, 2005

Prioritization of State-Supplied Influenza Vaccine for Children September 16, 2005

Priority groups for influenza vaccination September 16, 2005

Health Advisory: Avian Influenza (H5N1) pdf May 11, 2005

Food Safety

Del Rey Tortilleria, Inc. Issues Recall Due to Possible Health Risk FDA Recall Press Release: January 25, 2006

Pinnacle Foods Group Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg in Frozen "Aunt Jemima® Cinnamon French Toast" 12.5 oz. Cartons and Frozen "Aunt Jemima 'Home-Style' Low Fat Waffles" 20 oz. Cartons FDA Recall Press Release

 

 

 

 

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Your Health Department: A Guide to the RI Department of Health pdf

 

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