AAP Issues Recommended 2006 Immunization Schedule

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AAP ISSUES RECOMMENDED 2006 IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE

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Below is a news brief on a policy statement appearing in the January issue

of Pediatrics, the peer-reviewed, scientific journal of the American

Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

For Release: January 3, 2006, 12:01 am (ET)

CHICAGO - The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued the

recommended 2006 childhood immunization schedule for the United States. The

statement represents joint recommendations from the 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).

The 2006 schedule reflects several changes including the following:

* Hepatitis A vaccine is now recommended for universal administration to

all infants 12 to 23 months of age, with a second dose six months later.

* A single dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine, a vaccine to prevent

sepsis and meningitis, is recommended for all 11-to 12-year-olds, for

adolescents at high school entry or 15 years of age, and for college

freshmen who will be living in a dormitory.

* A single dose of an adolescent preparation of tetanus and diphtheria

toxoids and acellular petussis (Tdap) vaccine is recommended for 11- to

12-year-olds, provided they have not received a tetanus and diphtheria (Td)

booster dose, and for adolescents 13 to 18 years of age who missed the 11-

to 12-year-old Td or Tdap booster dose.

A licensure application has been submitted to the Food and Drug

Administration for a live, oral rotavirus vaccine. The AAP is considering

recommendations for use of this vaccine.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 60,000 primary

care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical

specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants,

children, adolescents and young adults.

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