Anyone planning a trip to another country should check to find out what vaccinations are needed. Some vaccinations must be given as much as 12 weeks before the trip, so getting this information early is important. Many major hospitals and medical centers have travel clinics that can provide this...
Even before the disruptions of COVID-19, delays in routine vaccinations against vaccine-preventable diseases — particularly measles — have caused outbreaks. Getting children vaccinated following CDC’s recommended vaccination schedule can help protect against outbreaks and allows children to be protected ...
Vaccinations, Pediatric Catch-Up 7-18 yr Vaccination recommendations below are derived from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [1] Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis vaccine (DTaP) Minimum age: 7 years 4 doses Dose 1 to dose 2: 4-week interval Dose 2 to dose 3: 4-week...
Timing of adolescent vaccinations: vaccination at the recommended 11 to 12 year old visit and catch-up vaccination at ages 13-17Shannon Stokley
This form of the Catch-Up Immunization Scheduler accepts information about the vaccinations that a child has received. "I have found the online scheduling tools to be very user friendly and helpful," said Thomas J. Steiner, the pediatric lead physician with Kaiser Permanente Gwinnett, in Duluth,...
Fortunately for new parents, a rotavirus vaccine has been available since 2006 and can be routinely administered to infants at the time of other childhood vaccinations. According to the CDC, before the initiation of rotavirus vaccines, almost every child in the United States became infected with ro...
In 2016, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) revised its national immunization policies to include guidelines for catch-up vaccinations. This study assessed the change in the timely receipt of vaccinations per Ghana’s Expanded Program on Immunizations (EPI) schedule, an important indicator of service ...