Vaccine Update 2011
Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Vaccine Watch
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Meningococcal vaccine is approved in high-risk children aged 9–23 months, Tdap is recommended in pregnant women after 20 weeks' gestation, and routine HPV vaccination is recommended in boys.
Vaccine Update 2009
Changes in the recommended immunization schedule, a warning about the growing popularity of an alternative vaccine schedule, and progress with the avian influenza (H5N1) vaccine in children
Update on the 2008–2009 Influenza Vaccine: It’s Not Too Late to Vaccinate
The potential for increased resistance of influenza viruses to antivirals makes vaccination this year even more important!
New Vaccine Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
Combination MMR-varicella vaccine is no longer favored over separate vaccines, and influenza vaccine is now recommended for all children aged 6 months to 18 years.
Hib Vaccine Recall
Merck is voluntarily recalling certain lots of PedvaxHIB and Comvax.
New Vaccines and Updates
Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Vaccine Watch
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Rotavirus vaccine, human papillomavirus vaccine, and varicella vaccine
By Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
December 6, 2006
Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine: Short Supply
Vaccine delay recommended for 11- to 12-year-olds.
By Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
June 9, 2006
Hepatitis A Vaccination Recommended for All U.S. Children
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In 1999, the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended hepatitis A vaccination for children in the 11 western U.S. states where the incidence . . .
By Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
January 12, 2006
