2006 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule Released

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** Red Book Online Special Alert **

2006 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule Released
http://www.aapredbook.org
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued the recommended 2006
childhood and adolescent immunization schedule for the United States.
The statement represents joint recommendations from the AAP,
the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC),
and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

The 2006 schedule reflects several changes including the following:

* Hepatitis A vaccine is now recommended for universal administration
to all infants 12 to 23 months of age, with a second dose six months
later.

* A single dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine, a vaccine to
prevent sepsis and meningitis, is recommended for all 11- to
12-year-olds, for adolescents at high school entry or 15 years of age,
and for college freshmen who will be living in a dormitory.

* A single dose of an adolescent preparation of tetanus and diphtheria
toxoids and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine is recommended for 11-
to 12-year-olds, provided they have not received a tetanus and
diphtheria (Td) booster dose, and for adolescents 13 to 18 years of
age who missed the 11- to 12-year-old Td or Tdap booster dose.

Please see the new schedule, including the 2006 Catch-Up Schedule, on Red
Book Online at http://www.aapredbook.org

Both schedules will be freely accessible to all visitors to the site.

A licensure application has been submitted to the Food and Drug
Administration for a live, oral rotavirus vaccine.
The AAP is considering recommendations for use of this vaccine.
Any applicable updates on the potential licensures and recommendations will be posted on the Red Book
Online table "Status of Licensure and Recommendations for New Vaccines" at
http://www.aapredbook.org/vaccstatus.shtml

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A great resource for your practice or your waiting room, the new AAP
parenting guide, Immunizations & Infectious Diseases: An Informed Parent's
Guide, edited by Margaret C. Fisher, MD, FAAP, is now available via the AAP
Online Bookstore at
http://www.aap.org/bst/showdetl.cfm?&DID=15&Product_ID=4135


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