Surveillance is an important element of vaccine introduction and monitoring efforts, but a lack of surveillance should not be seen as a barrier to vaccine introduction.

Upcoming Events
Upcoming events and meetings on pneumococcal disease, vaccination and global health.
For more immunization news and events, read GIN (Global Immunization News) available at: http://www.gavialliance.org/Resources_Documents/gavi_updates/index.php
http://www.who.int/immunization/en/
The American Public Health Association’s 136th Annual meeting & Exposition will be held October 25-29 in San Diego, California. Deadline for early and discounted registration is August 15. For more information, please visit: www.apha.org/meetings
The 48th ICAAC/46th Annual IDSA Joint Conference will be held in Washington, DC from October 25-28. The American Society of Microbiology sponsors the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) and has teamed with the Infectious Disease Society of America to present this joint meeting. Registration must be completed by September 15th. For more information, please visit: http://www.icaacidsa2008.org
