Published online December 31, 2007
PEDIATRICS Vol. 121 No. 1 January 2008, pp. 219-220 (doi:10.1542/peds.2007-3280)
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POLICY STATEMENT

Recommended Immunization Schedules for Children and Adolescents—United States, 2008

Committee on Infectious Diseases

The first 20% of the full text of this article appears below.

The annual recommended immunization schedules for children and adolescents in the United States for January–December 2008 were approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Academy of Family Physicians. There are three schedules: one for children 0 to 6 years of age, one for those 7 to 18 years of age, and a catch-up immunization schedule for those who start late or fall behind. These schedules reflect current recommendations for use of vaccines licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration and include the following changes from last year:


The following policy statement has been revised:

Recommended Immunization Schedules for Children and Adolescents--United States, 2007

Pediatrics 119: 207-208. [Full Text]