The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recognizes the need for evidence-
based policy to improve the delivery and receipt of immunization services recommended for …

Before 2005, vaccines were administered during adolescence to" catch up" children with
vaccinations not received at a younger age, with the exception of the tetanus and diphtheria …

This report provides a summary of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee's (NVAC)
workshop on adult immunization programs in nontraditional settings, quality standards for …

Background The pace of global progress must increase if the Global Vaccine Action Plan
(GVAP) goals are to be achieved by 2020. We administered a two-phase survey to key …

Recent expansion of public vaccination programs for children and youth offers new health
benefits but at substantially increased cost. As with other large public investments …

Vaccine-preventable diseases represent a considerable burden on world health, and can
have long-lasting consequences in those infected, especially in older adults, who can suffer …

In October 2016, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) approved the
Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years or …

The National Immunization Survey (NIS) provides vaccination coverage estimates among
children aged 19--35 months for each of the 50 states and selected urban areas. This report …

Abstract" Despite all this, vaccine rates still fall short of desirable goals, such as those
outlined in the Healthy People 2020 national initiative. 7 Although the CDC and APhA …