ACIP Releases 2009 Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedules

摘要

The rotavirus vaccine, Rotateq, was licensed for use in infants in February 2006 and was subsequently recommended for universal immunization by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1 Since that time, the use of the vaccine has increased, producing an estimated 56 percent first-dose coverage of the three-dose series.2 Despite these advances, family physicians have lagged behind pediatricians in their provision of this safe and effective vaccine.