AIRA Press Room

Looking for our latest news releases, media coverage, or insights about AIRA and immunization information systems (IIS)? You're in the right place. Feel free to explore our AIRA Press Kit or scroll down for the same great information.

On this page you'll find:

Bios
AIRA's Outbreak Response
Information About AIRA and IIS
Topics We Cover
Where to Go for More Information
Press Releases
AIRA in the News

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Rebecca Coyle, Executive Director

Rebecca oversees the organization and its role in the development and promotion of tools and best practices to support the implementation of IIS as an essential tool in preventing and controlling vaccine-preventable diseases. Rebecca began her work in the immunization community in 2002. Rebecca has been quoted in USA Today, Politico, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and WIRED and has been featured in stories on NBC News. She has appeared on CNN Newsroom with Jim Sciutto and Poppy Harlow, The New Republic’s The Politics of Everything podcast, and C-SPAN’s Washington Journal. Most recently, her article on how vaccine status information is accessed and shared was published in USA Today.

Mary Beth Kurilo, Senior Director of Health Informatics

Mary Beth oversees the AIRA Immunization (IZ) Gateway, Immunization Integration Program, and Standards and Analytics teams. She has worked in the IIS community for over a decade. Mary Beth is also a public health consultant with the Public Health Informatics Institute. Mary Beth has been quoted in several publications, including Modern Healthcare magazine, CNN, Bloomberg, USA Today, and Quartz, and has been featured in stories on CNBC.

AIRA's Outbreak Response

AIRA is committed to serving our members and the IIS community, especially during outbreaks. In these critical times, we work tirelessly to provide support in many ways. Visit AIRA’s Outbreak and Response page to learn more about how we support our members and the IIS community during an outbreak.

Information about AIRA and IIS

Topics We Cover

While we strive to be as helpful as possible, we focus exclusively on topics within our scope and expertise.

Below are topics we're happy to cover:

The role and importance of immunization information systems (IIS)
How IIS support health care providers in tracking immunizations
The role of IIS in vaccine distribution and rollout, including routine immunizations and COVID-19
How and why vaccine doses administered are tracked in IIS.
The completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of IIS data
Challenges our members have faced during COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Challenges with onboarding new and non-traditional providers for COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
State laws and policies and the role they play in IIS data collection and use.
Data reporting requirements to CDC.
Data reporting delays and their potential impacts
How IIS connect with electronic health records, pharmacy systems, and others to support standards-based data exchange and interoperability
The role of IIS in vaccination coverage
Funding challenges and their impact on public health, especially during a pandemic with a large-scale vaccine response
The impact of COVID-19 vaccines on routine immunizations
The Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act
Vaccine credentialing and SMART Health Cards

Where to Go for More Information

If you didn't find what you needed in this press kit, below are some additional contacts at our related organizations.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Contact CDC for information on COVID-19 vaccine response systems, such as VAMS, Tiberius, VTrckS, IZ Gateway, COVID-19 Clearinghouse, etc.; COVID-19 vaccination data; how to interpret COVID-19 vaccination data.

Association of Immunization Managers (AIM)
Contact AIM for information on state and local COVID-19 response work, immunization policy and program development, and allocation of immunization resources.

Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO)
Contact ASTHO for health agency media contact information, specific state or territory media inquiries, local perspectives on immunizations and other public health topics, and information on public health policy and state-based public health practice.

Immunize.org
Contact Immunize.org for information on increasing immunization rates; educational materials for health professionals and the public; and safety, efficacy, and use of vaccines.

National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)