Issue Number
222 January
12, 2001
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
- New harmonized childhood immunization schedule released
by ACIP, AAP, and AAFP
- CDC reports on the progress in development of
immunization registries in the United States
- CDC reports on polio eradication in the Western Pacific
Region
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January 12, 2001
NEW HARMONIZED CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE RELEASED BY ACIP, AAP, AND AAFP
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published"Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule--United States,
2001" in the January 12, 2001, issue of MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT (MMWR).
The article announces the harmonized childhood immunization schedule endorsed by CDC's Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for 2001.
The notice reads in part: "For 2001, ACIP, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Academy of
Pediatrics have added pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to the schedule and have extended the
recommendation for the use of hepatitis A vaccine to include persons through
age 18 years in selected geographic areas and in certain high-risk groups. Detailed recommendations for using vaccines are
available from the manufacturers' package inserts, ACIP statements on specific vaccines, and
the 2000 Red Book."
To view the complete text of this article online, including the chart of the 2001
recommended childhood immunization schedule and references, go to: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr//preview/mmwrhtml/mm5001a3.htm
The AAP and the AAFP have also posted the 2001 childhood immunization schedule on their websites.
AAP: http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/janimmun.htm
AAFP: http://aafp.org/exam/rep-520.html
ACIP statements for each recommended childhood vaccine can
be viewed, downloaded, and printed from CDC's National Immunization Program website:
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/ACIP-list.htm
or from IAC's website: http://www.immunize.org/acip
For information on how to obtain a free electronic subscription to the MMWR,
see the information following story three below.
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January 12, 2001
CDC REPORTS ON THE PROGRESS IN DEVELOPMENT OF IMMUNIZATION REGISTRIES IN THE UNITED STATES
CDC published a report titled "Progress in Development of Immunization Registries--United States, 2000," in the
January 12, 2001, issue of the MMWR.
The findings in the report indicate that an estimated 21 percent of children
under age 6 have their immunization histories recorded in a population-based
immunization registry. According to the editorial note, "Four major issues may
limit registry participation and development: protecting the privacy of persons and the confidentiality of
registry information, ensuring provider participation, overcoming technical and operational challenges, and
determining resources needed to develop and maintain immunization registries. To protect the privacy of patients,
providers, and other participants of these systems, CDC developed privacy specifications and implementation
guidelines in 2000."
Additional information on immunization registries is available from CDC's immunization registry website:
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/registry
and by telephone at (800) 799-7062 or e-mail at siisclear@cdc.gov
To view the complete text of this article online, go to: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr//preview/mmwrhtml/mm5001a2.htm
For information on how to obtain a free electronic subscription to the MMWR,
see the information following story three below.
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January 12, 2001
CDC REPORTS ON POLIO ERADICATION IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION
CDC published a Public Health Dispatch titled "Certification of Poliomyelitis
Eradication--Western Pacific Region, October 2000," in the January 12, 2001, issue of MMWR.
According to the report, the World Health Organization (WHO) has certified that the Western Pacific Region is free of
indigenous wild poliovirus transmission. This region includes, Australia, China, Korea,
Laos, New Zealand, the Philippines, Viet Nam, and thirty other countries and
territories.
Although polio has been eradicated in the region, the report
warns that an imported case of polio in China in 1999 and the transmission of wild polio in
areas bordering the region during 2000 underscore the importance of continued
vaccination coverage and surveillance, even in countries that are currently polio free.
To view the complete text of this article online, go to: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr//preview/mmwrhtml/mm5001a1.htm
HOW TO OBTAIN A FREE ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MMWR:
To obtain a free electronic subscription to MMWR, visit CDC's MMWR website at:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr Select "Free MMWR Subscription" from the
menu at the left of the screen. Once you have submitted the required information, weekly issues of the MMWR and all new ACIP
statements (published as MMWR's "Recommendations and Reports") will arrive automatically by e-mail.
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