PEDIATRICS Vol. 94 No. 6 December 1994, pp. 994-997
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Cochi, S. L.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Cochi, S. L.

Overview of Policies Affecting Vaccine Use in Child Day Care

Stephen L. Cochi MD1

1 Infant Immunization Section, Division of Immunization, National Center for Prevention Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Vaccination policies for preschool-age children, including those in child day care, have undergone frequent changes within the past several years in response to the development of new vaccines (DTaP, Hib conjugate vaccines), the changing epidemiology of vaccine-preventable diseases (measles), and the establishment of new objectives for the control and elimination of vaccine-preventable diseases (Hib, hepatitis B). The acquisition and spread of vaccine-preventable diseases can be minimized in child day-care settings by vaccinating all children, establishing a continuing system by which all children remain fully vaccinated on schedule, providing educational materials to parents about the recommended schedule of routine Childhood vaccines, and implementing new recommendations for vaccine use.