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Health Groups Release 2009 Immunization Schedules
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Updated immunization recommendations for childhood influenza vaccinations are included in the 2009 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules released jointly today by CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians. The 2009 schedule calls for routine annual influenza vaccination for children aged 6 months through 18 years. The previous recommendation was for vaccination of children from 6 months through 59 months of age. The recommendation increases the number of children recommended for vaccination by approximately 30 million. >> More
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