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Immunization Works! January 2005 issue
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Immunization Works Monthly Update is provided to national health care provider and consumer groups for distribution to their members and constituencies. The immunization information provided is non-proprietary and is encouraged to be widely disseminated and shared.
Recommended Childhood & Adolescent Immunization Schedule for 2005
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) periodically reviews the recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule to ensure that the schedule is current with changes in vaccine formulas and reflects revised recommendations for the use of licensed vaccines, including those new licensed.
Recommendations and format of the childhood and adolescent immunization schedule for July - December 2004, were approved by ACIP, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the American Academy of Pediatrics and were published in April 2004. That schedule updated previous ones by adding a recommendation, that beginning in fall 2004, healthy children aged 6-23 months, receive annual influenza vaccine.
The childhood and adolescent immunization schedule for 2005 is unchanged from that published in April 2004. In addition, the catch-up immunization schedule for children and adolescents who start late or more than 1 month behind remains unchanged from that published in January 2004 and again in April 2004. The childhood and adolescent immunization schedule and the catch-up immunization schedule for 2005 have been approved by ACIP, AAFP and AAP. The 2005 schedule can be found at
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm
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Influenza Vaccination Recommendations
Effective January 3, 2005, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends the following priority groups should receive injectable inactivated influenza vaccine:
- All children aged 6-23 months
- Adults aged 65 years and older
- Persons aged 2-64 with underlying chronic medical conditions
- All women who will be pregnant during the influenza season
- Residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities
- Children aged 2-18 on chronic aspirin therapy
- Healthcare workers involved in direct patient care
- Out-of-home caregivers and household contacts of children under six months of age.
When supply is sufficient, the injectable inactivated vaccine also is recommended for the following additional priority groups:
- Out-of-home caregivers and household contacts of persons in high-risk groups (e.g., persons aged 65 years and older; persons with chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart or lung disease, or weakened immune systems because of illness or medication; and children under two years of age)
- All adults aged 50-64 years.
The intranasally administered, live, attenuated influenza vaccine, if available is encouraged for all healthy persons who are aged 5-49 years and are not pregnant, especially healthcare workers, out-of-home caregivers and household contacts of persons in high-risk groups.
Persons in the priority groups identified above are encouraged to search locally for vaccine if their regular health care provider does not have vaccine available. Children under nine years of age require two doses of vaccine if they have not previously been vaccinated.
To view the ACIP recommendations or for more information visit www.cdc.gov/flu
Meetings, Conferences, and Resources
39th National Immunization Conference
The 39th National Immunization Conference is scheduled in Washington, DC, March 21-24, 2005 at the Washington Hilton and Towers. The goals of the Conference are to help participants provide comprehensive immunization coverage for all age groups and explore innovative strategies for developing programs, policy and research to promote immunization coverage for all age groups. For more information about the conference visit www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/nic
Job Openings within the National Immunization Program
NIP is committed to recruiting and hiring qualified candidates for a wide range of positions. Researchers, Medical Officers and Epidemiologists as well as other specialties are often needed to fill positions within NIP. We encourage all interested parties to apply for these positions. For a current listing of positions available at NIP, please visit www.cdc.gov/employment/
Once at the site, conduct a search for “National Immunization Program".
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Content last reviewed on October 23, 2005
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
