Update on Adult Immunizations

Update on immunizations in adults.

Vaccine-preventable diseases contribute significantly to the morbidity and mortality of U.S. adults. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updates its recommended adult immunization schedule annually. The most recent updates include the permissive but not routine use of the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine to prevent genital ...

Update on Routine Childhood and Adolescent Immunizations.

Recommendations for routine vaccinations in children and adolescents have changed multiple times in recent years, based on findings in clinical trials, licensure of new vaccines, and evidence of waning immunity. Despite the overwhelming success of vaccinations, vaccine delay and refusal are leading to pockets of vaccine-preventable diseases. Schedules for diphtheria and tetanus toxoids, and ace...

Update on immunizations in children and adolescents.

Over the past few years, there have been many changes to the recommendations for children and adolescents by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. These include dividing the immunization schedule into two parts (i.e., ages birth to six years and seven to 18 years, with catch-up schedules for each group); expanding the recommendations for influenza vaccine to children ages six months...

Update on immunizations for older adults.

CPT update for 2011: immunizations, observations and more.

CPT 2011 brings significant changes to the pediatric vaccine administration codes, in part to better handle the reporting of combination vaccines. The value of combination vaccines, which can reduce the number of shots required and thus increase vaccination rates, is well known. However, because of the time and effort necessary to counsel parents and caregivers about each vaccine component, pra...