The American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) exists to support and promote the use of immunization information to ensure healthy communities through the development and implementation of immunization information systems (IIS) as a crucial tool in preventing vaccine-preventable diseases. If you want to know more about us, visit the About...

The American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) exists to support and promote the use of immunization information to ensure healthy communities through the development and implementation of immunization information systems (IIS) as a crucial tool in preventing vaccine-preventable diseases. If you want to know more about us, visit the About AIRA page.

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Hello, This email contains an AIRA job opportunity announcement and an upcoming webinar reminder. Job Opportunity AIRA is seeking an Administrative Assistant to perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks. Duties of the Administrative Assistant include providing support to members, managers and employees, and assisting in the planning, o...

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Hello, Registration links are available below! Select AIRA 2020 National Meeting PresentationsVirtually Advancing IIS Together Tuesdays, August 4 through September 223:00-4:00 PM ET Click on the links below to register for each webinar individually. Join us once a week for 8 weeks – you won’t want to miss this! August 4: CDC Panel Discussion: Advan...

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Monthly Update June 2020 in Review www.immregistries.org In This Issue… AIRA's COVID-19 Response UpdateAIRA Elections UpdateImmunization in the Time of COVIDNational Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit IIS BrochureMeasurement and Improvement UpdatesAIRA Board Corner: Aaron Bieringer, Board PresidentThank You!Vaccine Updates from the June...

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Hello friends, For weeks after the postponement of the AIRA 2020 National Meeting we mourned the loss of incredible content that couldn’t be shared in person, until one morning, one of our directors woke up with a brilliant idea. Why not host a webinar series to showcase select AIRA 2020 National Meeting presentations on key issues impacting IIS du...

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Hello,This important issue of SnapShots features an in-depth article on the role of IIS in pandemic response, New York City’s efforts to respond to the pandemic and prepare for a COVID-19 vaccine, how lessons learned from H1N1 are informing the COVID-19 response, AIRA’s commitment to fighting systemic racism, and more. This edition is a part...

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Hello, This email contains a reminder for an upcoming Town Hall and a request for resumes.MACAW Town Hall AIRA and MACAW (the Measurement for Assessment and Certification Advisory Workgroup) would like to remind you to register here for the Town Hall meeting to discuss Acknowledgment (ACK) Processing Rules and Proposed 2021 Submiss...

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Hello, Join us on Monday, July 13 from 3-4pm ET for a special AIRA-AIM Joint Education Steering Committee Webinar about supporting high levels of immunization coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar will include speakers from Michigan, Virginia, New York City, and AIRA and will also highlight AIRA and AIM resources that you may find help...

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Hello,AIRA board nominations close this Friday! AIRA needs four new board members and seeks a variety of skills and styles in its board. Do you know someone who would make a great AIRA director? It could be you!Please review the criteria for these positions and submit all nominations no later than this&nb...

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Hello, This email contains an announcement from the AIRA Modeling of Immunization Registry Operations Workgroup (MIROW) and a job opportunity. MIROW Principles and Business Rules Reports AIRA is excited to announce that the Modeling of Immunization Registry Operations Workgroup (MIROW) Principles and Business Rules Reports are now available on our ...

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Hello,We need your help! AIRA needs four new board members and seeks a variety of skills and styles in its board. Do you know someone who would make a great AIRA director? It could be you!Please review the criteria for these positions and submit all nominations no later than next Friday, June 19.We...

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Hello,AIRA needs four new board members. Are you willing to step up and take on a new role? Or, is there someone in the community you’d like to nominate? We invite you to review the criteria for these positions and suggest your name and/or the name of a colleague. Please submit all nominations no later than Friday, June 19. Th...

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Monthly Update May 2020 in Review www.immregistries.org In This Issue… Message from the AIRA Board PresidentAIRA Board Directors Nominations and Officer Election ResultsWhat's Making You Smile?AIRA's COVID-19 Response UpdateAIRA National Meeting UpdateAIRA Board Corner: Christy Gray, DirectorMeasurement and Improvement: Is Your IIS Vendor Pr...

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Hello,Do you know someone who would make a great AIRA director? It could be you! AIRA needs your leadership as we navigate these trying times.Nominations are now open for four director positions.Please submit your nominations by 11:59pm ET on Friday, June 19. AIRA values a variety of skills and styles in its boar...

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Hello,Per the AIRA bylaws, officers are elected by the AIRA board. AIRA is pleased to announce the following officer election results: Christy Gray from the Virginia Department of Health was elected as AIRA's President-ElectHeather Roth from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment was re-elected to serve another term as...

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Hello, Please see the following Information Request from the California Department of Public Health. If you are willing to share information, please reply directly to this email and include contact information for follow-up. INFORMATION REQUESTED Does your IIS accept temporary/place-holder names for newborns e.g. |SMITH^BABY MARY|?If yes, which nam...

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Hello, This email contains an AART User Group reminder and AIRA's final comments on the National Quality Forum (NQF) immunization-related measures.Reminder: Register Today for the May AART User Group Mini-Series As a reminder, the next session of the AART User Group Mini-Series will be Wednesday, May 27 at 4:00pm ET. This session will b...

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Hello, A new resource, Vaccine Code Set Considerations: If Only It Were Rocket Science, is now published on the AIRA website. This document provides a general overview of vaccine code sets and also briefly describes how code sets are used in support of multiple and varied IIS functions, including electronic data exchange with EHRs and other he...

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Hello, We know many of you saw the mass vaccination information that came out in the CDC IIS Information Brief this morning, and we’ve already gotten many questions from our members about what further information AIRA has on the mass vaccination tool CDC referred to in the brief. The short answer is that we don’t have further details on the tool, a...

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Dear AIRA Community, Due to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic, it is with heavy hearts that we announce that the AIRA National Meeting, scheduled for August 11 – 13, 2020 in Portland, will be postponed until 2021. Out of concern for the health and safety of our attendees, employees, and local communities — and in line with recent government orders in...

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Hello, Please see the following Information Request from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. If you are willing to share information, please reply directly to this email and include contact information for follow-up. INFORMATION REQUESTEDNYC would like to know if other jurisdictions have an electronic VFC enrollment process OR a dual e...

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