Childhood Immunization

Docs see missed opportunities for adult, kid vaccinations

Published in Vaccine Weekly, August 27th, 2003

American immunization rates could get a boost from practices like vaccinating people during unrelated medical visits and creating standing orders for vaccinations that personnel other than physicians can administer, according to new recommendations for childhood and adult vaccination.

"Part of the problem lies with health care providers ... who miss opportunities, such as sick visits, emergency room visits or visits during which a sibling or parent is being seen, to administer needed vaccines," said Yemisi Adetunji, MD, MPH, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and colleagues.

Systems that remind physicians and patients when...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2003-08-27)

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