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2009 Immunization Schedules Released by US CDC

by Terri Potratz | January 2, 2009 at 09:57 am

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Updates have been made to the 2009 Immunization Schedules for children and adolescents, which were jointly released by the Centres for Disease Control (CDC), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

The 2009 schedule calls for routine annual influenza vaccination for children aged 6 months through 18 years. The previous recommendation was for vaccination of children from 6 months to 59 months of age. The recommendation increases the number of children recommended for vaccination by approximately 30 million.

An update for adult immunizations has also been released.

The immunization schedules can be viewed in their entirety on the CDC website.

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Terri Potratz

at 13:47 on January 2nd, 2009

Thanks - though I think parents need to take the CDC immunization recommendations with a grain of salt and do thorough research before subjecting their kids to various injections. The Gardasil / HPV / cervical cancer vaccine has been added to the immunization schedule, and personally I think it has no place there after so few years of testing.

Something Else

at 21:09 on January 4th, 2009

I was at our high school late one January to discuss the attendance policy with the principal. While I waited for him, a steady stream of sick teens came through the office to call home for Tylanol, not to be taken home. Two weeks before, it had been 2 of my children struggling to stay through the day, obviously sick, adding to the problem.

Because of the emphasis our school system places on attendance, I now vaccinate all my children for the flu. When they go off to college, I also pay for their shots. They don't need to be sick or in a dorm full of contagious friends.

Flu shots work. Why would I not do this for myself and my family?

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