PEDIATRICS Vol. 107 No. 1 January 2001, pp. 202-204

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS:
Recommended Childhood Immunization ScheduleUnited States, January-December 2001

Committee on Infectious Diseases

A chart of the Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule, Unitied States, January - December 2001 as approved by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is available for this article in the PDF version of this article.

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The annual Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is issued in January of each year.

Since publication of the 2000 Schedule, a major change has been made. The heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) is recommended for all children 2 to 23 months of age and also is recommended for certain other children 24 to 59 months of age who are at high risk. More information about both PCV and the older polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine can be obtained at the AAP Web site (http://www.aap.org), from Pediatrics,^2,3 and from the ACIP.⁴ This report provides the year 2001 Schedule, reflecting this change. Some minor changes also have been placed in the footnotes to the Schedule.

During the year 2001, it is possible that new recommendations about these vaccines will be made and that other vaccine products will be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Detailed recommendations for the use of new and current vaccines indicated for use during infancy, childhood, and adolescence are given in the 2000 Red Book,⁵ AAP (http://www.aap.org) and ACIP (http://www.cdc.gov/nip) statements on specific vaccines, and the respective manufacturers' package inserts.

Committee on Infectious Diseases, 2000-2001

Jon S. Abramson, MD, Chairperson

Carol J. Baker, MD

Margaret C. Fisher, MD

Michael A. Gerber, MD

H. Cody Meissner, MD

Dennis L. Murray, MD

Gary D. Overturf, MD

Charles G. Prober, MD

Margaret B. Rennels, MD

Thomas N. Saari, MD

Leonard B. Weiner, MD

Richard J. Whitley, MD

Ex Officio

Larry K. Pickering, MD

Red Book Editor

Liaisons

Lance Chilton, MD

AAP Pediatric Practice Action Group

Scott F. Dowell, MD, MPH

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Joanne Embree, MD

Canadian Paediatric Society

Martin G. Myers, MD

National Vaccine Program Office

Walter A. Orenstein, MD

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Peter A. Patriarca, MD

Food and Drug Administration

Jeffrey R. Starke, MD

American Thoracic Society

Consultant

Edgar O. Ledbetter, MD

Staff

Joann Kim, MD

	FOOTNOTES

The recommendations in this statement do not indicate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate.

	ABBREVIATIONS

AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics; ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; AAFP, American Academy of Family Physicians; PCV, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; FDA, Food and Drug Administration.

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1. American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Infectious Diseases Recommended childhood immunization scheduleUnited States, January-December. 2000. Pediatrics 2000; 105:148-151 [Free Full Text]
2. Overturf GD, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Infectious Diseases Technical report: prevention of pneumococcal infections, including the use of pneumococcal conjugate and polysaccharide vaccines and antibiotic prophylaxis. Pediatrics. 2000; 106:367-376 [Abstract/Free Full Text]
3. American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Infectious Diseases Policy statement: prevention of pneumococcal infections, including the use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar), and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, and antibiotic prophylaxis. Pediatrics 2000; 106:362-366 [Abstract/Free Full Text]
4. Centers for Disease Control, and Prevention, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Preventing pneumococcal disease among infants and young children: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2000;49(RR-9):1-35
5. American Academy of Pediatrics. 2000 Red Book: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. Pickering LK, ed. 25th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2000