Published online April 2, 2007
PEDIATRICS Vol. 119 No. 4 April 2007, pp. 846-851 (doi:10.1542/peds.2007-0164)
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POLICY STATEMENT

Prevention of Influenza: Recommendations for Influenza Immunization of Children, 2006–2007

Committee on Infectious Diseases

The purpose of this statement is to update recommendations for routine use of influenza vaccine in children for the 2006–2007 influenza season. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends annual influenza immunization for (1) children with high-risk conditions who are 6 months and older; (2) healthy children 6 through 59 months of age; (3) household contacts and out-of-home caregivers of children with high-risk conditions and all healthy children younger than 5 years; and (4) health care professionals. Other children, adolescents, and adults can be immunized to decrease the impact of influenza as indicated in the Red Book: 2006 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases.

Key Words: influenza • vaccine • immunization • epidemiology • children • adolescents

Abbreviations: TIV—trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine • LAIV—live-attenuated influenza vaccine


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The following policy statement is a revision:

Prevention of Influenza: Recommendations for Influenza Immunization of Children, 2007-2008

Pediatrics 121: e1016-e1031. [Full Text]

The following policy statement has been revised:

Recommendations for Influenza Immunization of Children

Pediatrics 113: 1441-1447. [Full Text]



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