title: Child vaccination, part 2: childhood vaccination procedures.
abstract: In 1996, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American Medical Association recommended a well-child office visit at age 11 to 12 years to check vaccination status. Vaccination status should be assessed for varicella, hepatitis B, the second dose of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, and tetanus-diptheria (Td) toxoid if not given in the past 5 years. Adolescent patients should be screened for high-risk conditions indicating the need for influenza, pneumococcal, or hepatitis A vaccines. The Accelerated Immunization Schedule and Minimal Interval Table should be consulted for children who are behind schedule.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania 15261, USA. zimmer+@pitt.edu
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: I T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014481:United States; D014611:Vaccination; D014612:Vaccines
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines