title: Recommended immunization schedule for children and adolescents: Immunization Guideline (8th edition) released by the Korean Pediatric Society in 2015.
abstract: This report includes the recommended immunization schedule table for children and adolescents based on the 8th (2015) and revised 7th (2012) Immunization Guidelines released by the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the Korean Pediatric Society (KPS). Notable revised recommendations include: reorganization of the immunization table with a list of vaccines on the vertical axis and the corresponding age on the horizontal axis; reflecting the inclusion ofHaemophilus influenzaetype b vaccine, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, and hepatitis A vaccine into the National Immunization Program since 2012; addition of general recommendations for 2 new Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccines and their interchangeability with existing JE vaccines; addition of general recommendations for quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccines and scope of the recommended targets for vaccination; and emphasizing catch-up immunization of Tdap vaccine. Detailed recommendations for each vaccine may be obtained from the full KPS 8th Immunization Guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Hwa
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.
authors.forename: Su Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Yae-Jean
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Dae Sun
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yun-Kyung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Wook
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Eun
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Soo-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyunju
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki Hwan
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Hyo
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Adolescent; Child; Immunization schedule; Infant; Korea