Publications
Selected MMWR Articles on Immunization
(Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

Contents of page:

• Weekly MMWR (Last five years)
• Recommendations & Reports
• Past Childhood Immunization Schedules
• Current and Past Adult Immunization Schedules Updated!
• Surveillance Summaries

Weekly MMWR

• May 18, 2007, Vol 56, #19
  Household Transmission of Vaccinia Virus from Contact with a Military Smallpox Vaccinee -- Illinois and Indiana, 2007

• May 11, 2007, Vol 56, #18
  Notice to Readers: Update on Supply of Vaccines Containing Varicella-Zoster Virus
  
  Progress in Hepatitis B Prevention Through Universal Infant Vaccination -- China, 1997-2006
  
  Characteristics of Persons with Chronic Hepatitis B -- San Francisco, California, 2006

• May 4, 2007, Vol 56, #17
  Vulvar Vaccinia Infection After Sexual Contact with a Military Smallpox Vaccinee -- Alaska, 2006

• April 13, 2007, Vol 56, #14
  Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication -- Pakistan and Afghanistan, January 2006-February 2007

• April 6, 2007, Vol 56, #13
  Elimination of Measles -- South Korea, 2001-2006

• March 30, 2007, Vol 56, #12
  Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication -- Nigeria, 2005-2006

• March 23, 2007, Vol 56, #11
  Notice to Readers: Availability of FluWorkLoss 1.0 Software to Estimate Loss of Work Days During an Influenza Pandemic

• March 16, 2007, Vol 56, #10
  Postmarketing Monitoring of Intussusception After RotaTeq™ Vaccination -- United States, February 1, 2006-February 15, 2007

• March 9, 2007, Vol 56, #9
  Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children with Asthma -- United States, 2004-05 Influenza Season

• February 23, 2007, Vol 56, #7
  Measles Among Adults Associated with Adoption of Children in China -- California, Missouri, and Washington, July-August 2006
  
  Notice to Readers: Supply of Vaccines Containing Varicella-Zoster Virus

• December 22, 2006, Vol 55, #50
  Measles -- United States, 2005

• December 15, 2006, Vol 55, #49
  Immunization Information Systems Progress -- United States, 2005
  
  Brief Report: Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6-23 Months -- Six Immunization Information System Sentinel Sites, United States, 2005-06 Influenza Season

• October 20, 2006, Vol 55, #41
  Update: Guillain-Barré Syndrome Among Recipients of Menactra® Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine -- United States, June 2005-September 2006
  
  Vaccination Coverage Among Children Entering School -- United States, 2005-06 School Year
  
  Varicella Surveillance Practices -- United States, 2004

• October 6, 2006, Vol 55, #39
  Childhood Influenza Vaccination Coverage -- United States, 2004-05 Influenza Season
  
  Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Coverage Among Persons Aged >65 Years -- United States, 2004-2005

• September 22, 2006, Vol 55, #37
  Inadvertent Misadministration of Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine -- United States, June-August 2005

• September 15, 2006, Vol 55, #36
  National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19-35 Months -- United States, 2005
  
  Public Health Response to Varicella Outbreaks -- United States, 2003-2004

• June 9, 2006, Vol 55, #22
  Notice to Readers: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the Control and Elimination of Mumps

• May 26, 2006, Vol 55, #20
  Update: Multistate Outbreak of Mumps -- United States, January 1-May 2, 2006

• May 19, 2006, Vol 55, #19
  Notice to Readers: Estimating Potential Impact of an Influenza Pandemic Using 1968- and 1918-Type Scenarios

• May 12, 2006, Vol 55, #18
  Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Among Adults -- United States, 2004
  
  Vaccine Preventable Deaths and the Global Immunization Vision and Strategy, 2006-2015

• April 14, 2006, Vol 55, #14
  Exposure to Mumps During Air Travel -- United States, April 2006

• April 7, 2006, Vol 55, #13
  Mumps Epidemic -- Iowa, 2006
  
  Update: Guillain-Barré Syndrome Among Recipients of Menactra® Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine -- United States, October 2005-February 2006

• February 17, 2006, Vol 55, #6
  Resurgence of Wild Poliovirus Type 1 Transmission and Consequences of Importation -- 21 Countries, 2002-2005

• February 10, 2006, Vol 55, #5
  New Laboratory Assay for Diagnostic Testing of Avian Influenza A/H5 (Asian Lineage)

• February 9, 2006, Vol 55, Early Release
  Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel

• February 3, 2006, Vol 55, #4
  Imported Vaccine-Associated Paralytic Poliomyelitis -- United States, 2005
  
  Childhood Influenza Vaccination Coverage -- United States, 2003-04 Influenza Season

• January 20, 2006, Vol 55, #2
  High Levels of Adamantane Resistance Among Influenza A (H3N2) Viruses and Interim Guidelines for Use of Antiviral Agents -- United States, 2005-06 Influenza Season

• December 8, 2005, Vol 54, #48
  Notice to Readers: FDA Approval of Havrix® (Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated) for Persons Aged 1--18 Years
  
  Measles -- United States, 2004

• December 2, 2005, Vol 54, #47
  Notice to Readers: Licensure of a Combined Live Attenuated Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella Vaccine

• November 25, 2005, Vol 54, #46
  Brief Report: Conclusions and Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Poliomyelitis Eradication -- Geneva, Switzerland, October 2005

• October 21, 2005, Vol 54, #41
  Influenza Vaccination Levels Among Persons Aged >65 Years and Among Persons Aged 18-64 Years with High-Risk Conditions -- United States, 2003
  
  Influenza Vaccination in Pregnancy: Practices Among Obstetrician-Gynecologists -- United States, 2003-04 Influenza Season
  
  Poliovirus Infections in Four Unvaccinated Children -- Minnesota, August-October 2005

• October 13, 2005, Vol 54, #40
  Notice To Readers: FDA Approval of VAQTA® (Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated) for Children Aged >1 Year
  
  Guillain-Barré Syndrome Among Recipients of Menactra® Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine -- United States, June-July 2005
  
  QuickStats: Rate of Hospitalizations for Pertussis Among Infants Aged <6 Months -- United States, 1994-1998 and 1999-2003

• September 23, 2005, Vol 54, #37
  Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Persons Aged 50-64 Years Enrolled in Commercial Managed Health-Care Plans -- United States, 2003-04 and 2004-05 Influenza Seasons

• September 16, 2005, Vol 54, #36
  Direct and Indirect Effects of Routine Vaccination of Children with 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease – United States, 1998-2003

• September 2, 2005, Vol 54, #34
  Update: Influenza Vaccine Supply and Recommendations for Prioritization During the 2005--06 Influenza Season

• August 26, 2005, Vol 54, #33
  Preventable Measles Among U.S. Residents, 2001-2004

• August 5, 2005, Vol 54, #30
  Tiered Use of Inactivated Influenza Vaccine in the Event of a Vaccine Shortage

• July 29, 2005, Vol 54, #29
  National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19-35 Months -- United States, 2004

• April 29, 2005, Vol 54, #16
  Progress Toward Interruption of Wild Poliovirus Transmission -- Worldwide, January 2004-March 2005

• April 8, 2005, Vol 54, #13
  Update: Influenza Activity -- United States, 2004-05 Season

• April 1, 2005, Vol 54, #12
  Influenza Vaccine Prebooking and Distribution Strategies for the 2005-06 Influenza Season

• March 25, 2005, Vol 54, #11
  Varicella-Related Deaths -- United States, January 2003-June 2004

• March 4, 2005, Vol 54, #08
  Update: Influenza Activity United States, 2004-05 Season

• February 18, 2005, Vol 54, #06
  Hepatitis A Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 24-35 Months -- United States, 2003

• January 14, 2005, Vol 54, #01
  Update: Influenza Activity -- United States, 2004-05 Season

• November 12, 2004, Vol 53, #44
  Vaccination Coverage Among Children Entering School -- United States, 2003-04 School Year

• September 24, 2004, Vol 53, #37
  Notice to Readers: Supplemental Recommendations About the Timing of Influenza Vaccination, 2004-05 Season

• September 17, 2004, Vol 53, #36
  Notice to Readers: Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Shortage Resolved

• September 3, 2004, Vol 53, #34
  Suspension of Rotavirus Vaccine After Reports of Intussusception -- United States, 1999

• August 6, 2004, Vol 53, #30
  • Epidemiology of Measles -- United States, 2001-2003
  • Assessment of the Effectiveness of the 2003-04 Influenza Vaccine Among Children and Adults -- Colorado, 2003
       
• July 30, 2004, Vol 53, #29
  Notice to Readers: Inadvertent Intradermal Administration of Tetanus Toxoid-Containing Vaccines Instead of Tuberculosis Skin Tests
   
• May 28, 2004, Vol 53, #20
  Immunization Registry Progress -- United States, January-December 2002
   
• October 24, 2003, Vol 52, #42
  Notice to Readers: Guidelines for Maintaining and Managing the Vaccine Cold Chain
  
• October 17, 2003, Vol 52, #41
  Public Health and Aging: Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adults Aged >50 Years and Pneumococcal Vaccination Coverage Among Adults Aged >65 Years -- United States, 2002

• October 10, 2003, Vol 52, #40
  Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Levels Among Persons Aged greater than or equal to 65 Years -- United States, 1989-2001

• September 26, 2003, Vol 52, #38
  Notice to Readers: FDA Approval of Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed, (INFANRIX®) for Fifth Consecutive DTaP Vaccine Dose

• August 8 , 2003, Vol 52, #31
  Pneumococcal Vaccination for Cochlear Implant Candidates and Recipients: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

• May 16, 2003, Vol 52, #19
  Notice to Readers: Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Shortage Resolved [Includes catch-up table]

• March 14, 2003, Vol 52, #10
  Notice to Readers: FDA Licensure of Diphtheria and Tetanus
  Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed, Hepatitis B
  (Recombinant), and Poliovirus Vaccine Combined,
  (PEDIARIX™) for Use in Infants

• November 15, 2002, Vol 51, #45
  • Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Levels Among Persons Aged > and = 65 Years -- United States, 2001
• Notice to Readers: Use of Anthrax Vaccine in Response to Terrorism: Supplemental Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

• Nov 8, 2002, Vol 51, #44
  Adverse Events Associated with 17D-Derived Yellow Fever
  Vaccination -- United States, 2001-2002

• Oct 18, 2002, Vol 51, #41
  Notice to Readers: Pneumococcal Vaccination for Cochlear Implant Recipients   

• Sep 27, 2002, Vol 51, #38
  Notice to Readers: Expansion of Eligibility for Influenza Vaccine Through the Vaccines for Children Program  

• Jul 5, 2002, Vol 51, #26
  Notice to Readers: Food and Drug Administration Approval of a Fifth Acellular Pertussis Vaccine for Use Among Infants and Young Children -- United States, 2002   

• Jun 28, 2002, Vol 51, #25
  Achievements in Public Health: Hepatitis B Vaccination -- United States, 1982-2002      

Recommendations & Reports

• January 3, 2006, Vol 55, No. RR-1
  Surveillance Guidelines for Smallpox Vaccine (vaccinia) Adverse Reactions

• December 9, 2005, Vol 54, No. RR-14
  Recommended Antimicrobial Agents for the Treatment and Postexposure Prophylaxis of Pertussis: 2005 CDC Guidelines

• February 21, 2003, Vol 52, No. RR-04
  Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse Reactions: Guidance for Clinicians   

• January 24, 2003, Vol 52, No. RR-01
  Prevention and Control of Infections with Hepatitis Viruses in Correctional Settings (.html)
    
  (Print version which includes Appendix) (.pdf)

• January 24, 2003, Vol 52, No. RR-01
  Appendix: Hepatitis A and B Vaccines   

• October 5, 2001, Vol 50, No. RR-17
  Development of Community and State-Based Immunization Registries
    
  (Print version) (.pdf)    

• July 6, 2001, Vol 50, No. RR-12
  Control and Prevention of Rubella: Evaluation and Management of Suspected Outbreaks, Rubella in Pregnant Women, and Surveillance for Congenital Rubella Syndrome
    
  (Print version) (.pdf)    

• April 27, 2001, Vol 50, No. RR-5
  Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of Infections Among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients
    
  (Print version) (.pdf)    

• March 21, 2000, Vol 49, No. RR-1
  Adult Immunization Programs in Nontraditional Settings: Quality Standards and Guidance for Program Evaluation
    
  (Print version) (.pdf) 

• Use of Standing Orders Programs to Increase Adult Vaccination Rates
    
  (Print version) (.pdf) 

Surveillance Summaries

• March 16, 2007, Vol 56, No. SS-3
  Surveillance for Acute Viral Hepatitis: United States, 2005

• January 24, 2003, Vol 52, No. SS-1
  Surveillance for Safety After Immunization: Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) -- United States, 1991-2001
    
• October 25, 2002, Vol 51, No. SS-7
  Surveillance for Influenza -- United States, 1997-98, 1998-99, and 1999-00 Seasons

Current and Past Childhood Immunization Schedules

Beginning in 1995, a "harmonized" childhood schedule, approved by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians has been published annually.

• 2007 NEW
• 2006 NEW
• 2005
• 2004 (Jan-Jun)  2004 (Jul-Dec)
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001
• 2000
• 1999
• 1998
• 1997
• 1996
• 1995

Prior to 1995, the childhood schedule was published periodically, as part of the ACIP's General Recommendations.  

• 1994
• 1989
• 1983

Current and Past Adult Immunization Schedules

• 2006-2007
• 2005-2006
• 2004-2005
• 2003-2004
• 2002-2003

This page last modified on May 18, 2007