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PEDIATRICS Vol. 109 No. 1 January 2002, pp. 162

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule—United States, 2002

Committee on Infectious Diseases

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 • FDA, Food and Drug Administration

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.

View larger version (82K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig 1. Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule

 
Since publication of the 2001 schedule,¹ no major changes have been made regarding specific vaccines. However, there have been several changes in the format of the 2002 schedule that depict the use of catch-up routines for children who fall behind or start their immunizations late and that emphasize the immunization needs of the preadolescent patient. The 2002 schedule encourages the routine use of hepatitis B vaccine for all infants before hospital discharge to 1) safeguard against maternal hepatitis B testing errors and test reporting failures; 2) protect neonates discharged to households in which hepatitis B chronic carriers other than the mother may reside; and 3) enhance the completion of the childhood immunization series. The new schedule also begins to focus on the expansion of routine influenza immunization for pediatric populations other than those at high risk.

During the year 2002, new recommendations about these vaccines may be made, changes in vaccine availability may occur, and other vaccine products may be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Detailed recommendations for the use of current vaccines indicated for use during infancy, childhood, and adolescence are given in the year 2000 Red Book.² Information on new vaccine release, vaccine supply, and statements on specific vaccines can be found at (http://www.aap.org) and (http://www.cdc.gov/nip).

COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2001–2002

Jon S. Abramson, MD, Chairperson

Carol J. Baker, MD

Robert S. Baltimore, MD

Margaret C. Fisher, MD

Julia A. McMillan, MD

H. Cody Meissner, MD

Gary D. Overturf, MD

Keith R. Powell, MD

Charles G. Prober, MD

Margaret B. Rennels, MD

Thomas N. Saari, MD

Leonard B. Weiner, MD

LIAISONS

Lance A. Chilton, MD

     Pediatric Practice Action Group

Joanne Embree, MD

     Canadian Paediatric Society

Marc A. Fischer, MD

     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Martin Mahoney, MD, PhD

     American Academy of Family Physicians

Martin G. Myers, MD

     National Vaccine Program Office

Katherine L. O’Brien, MD, MPH

     National Institutes of Health

Walter A. Orenstein, MD

     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Larry K. Pickering, MD

     Red Book Editor

Douglas R. Pratt, MD

     Food and Drug Administration

Jeffrey R. Starke, MD

     American Thoracic Society

CONSULTANT

Edgar O. Ledbetter, MD

STAFF

Martha Cook, MS

REFERENCES

1. American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Infectious Diseases. Recommended childhood immunization schedule—United States, January–December 2001. Pediatrics.2001; 107 :202 –204[Full Text]
2. American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Infectious Diseases. 2000 Red Book: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. Pickering LK, ed. 25th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2000

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