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Maternal Child Health ‹ Child Health Notes ‹ September 12
IHS Child Health Notes"It doesn’t matter if the cat is black or white as long as it catches mice." - Deng Hsaio P’ing 1904-1997 This is a page for sharing "what works" as seen in the published literature as well as what is done at sites that care for American Indian/Alaskan Native children. If you have any suggestions, comments or questions please contact Steve Holve, MD, Chief Clinical Consultant in Pediatrics at steve.holve@tchealth.org September 2012Quote of the month“I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.” Articles of InterestRecommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children, 2012-2013 This statement updates recommendations for routine use of trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine and antiviral medications for the prevention and treatment of influenza in children. The key points for the upcoming 2012- 2013 season are: (1) This year’s trivalent influenza vaccination contains A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)–like antigen (derived from influenza A [H1N1] pdm09 [pH1N1] virus); A/Victoria/361/2011 (H3N2)-like antigen; and B/Wisconsin/1/2010-like antigen; the influenza A (H3N2) and B antigens differ from those contained in the 2010-2011 and 2011- 2012 seasonal vaccines; (2) The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends annual trivalent seasonal influenza immunization for all people, including all children and adolescents, 6 months of age and older during the 2012–2013 influenza season. In addition, special efforts should be made to vaccinate people in the following groups:
(3) An updated dosing algorithm for administration of influenza vaccine to children 6 months through 8 years of age has been created and can be viewed on page 42 of the document. If the child is known to have had two or more flu vaccinations since 2010 then he/she only needs one influenza vaccination in the 2012-2013 season. If the child has had less than two flu vaccinations or flu vaccination status is unknown then he/she should receive two flu immunizations in the 2012-2013 flu season. Editorial Comment This is an excellent summary article. The algorithm for children ages 6 months – 8 years is simple and helpful and should be posted in all clinics that do immunizations. |