title: Routine vaccines across the life span, 2003.
abstract: This review of the recommendations for routine vaccines includes those used on the Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule and the Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule. The rationale is provided for recent changes, such as encouraging influenza vaccination of healthy children aged 6 through 23 months and recommending that annual influenza vaccination begin at age 50. The risks and benefits of vaccination are discussed, including disease burden, rationale for vaccination, efficacy, adverse reactions, and recommendations. Pictures of vaccine-preventable diseases are included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15621, USA. zimmer@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Richard Kent
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: Donald B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Middleton
authors.forename: Ilene Timko
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Clover
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007223:Infant; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014612:Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated; D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral; D014612:Vaccines; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate