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2018 ACIP Immunization Schedule for Children
MMWR; ePub 2018 Feb 6; Robinson, et al
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued its recommended immunization schedule for children and adolescents aged ≤18 years in the US. Changes include new or revised recommendations for poliovirus, influenza, and measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines, and clarification of the recommendation for rotavirus and pneumococcal vaccines. Simplified figures and footnotes are also part of the new immunization schedule. Some of the key figure changes include:
- The maximum ages for the first and last doses in the rotavirus vaccination series were added to the rotavirus vaccine row.
- The inactivated poliovirus vaccine rows were edited to clarify the catch-up recommendations for children aged ≥4 years.
- A reference for use of live vaccines in patients with HIV was added.
The full updated 2018 ACIP immunization schedule can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6705e2.htm?s_cid=mm6705e2_e.
Robinson CL, Romero JR, Kempe A, Pellegrini C, Szilagyi P. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization schedule for children and adolescents aged 18 years or younger—United States, 2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67:156–157. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6705e.
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Vaccination for Prevention of Herpes Zoster, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2019 Feb 19; Prosser, et al
ACIP Updates Adult Immunization Schedule, Ann Intern Med; 2019 Feb 5; Kim, Hunter, et al
Influenza Vaccination Safety During Hospitalization, Mayo Clin Proc; ePub 2019 Jan 8; Tartof, et al
Evaluating Vaccination Strategies for Zika Virus, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2018 Apr 3; Durham, et al
2018 Adult ACIP Immunization Schedule Released, Ann Intern Med; 2018 Feb 6; Kim, Riley, et al
The updated ACIP immunization schedule is always worth looking at. Judging from questions we receive in the office, there are areas of confusion based on changes over the last few years with the HPV and the meningitis vaccines. To clarify those areas: