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ACPM recommends research priorities for child and adolescent immunizations

Published in Vaccine Weekly, September 3rd, 2003

The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) has recommended research priorities that aim to encourage the development of new vaccines and increase immunization rates.

Developing new combinations of vaccines and needleless vaccine delivery systems are among the key recommendations. If implemented on a population-wide basis, such improvements would increase immunization rates by reducing the inefficiency of multiple injections and by minimizing the emotional and physical trauma in children.

According to Dr. Yemisi Adetunji, the lead author of ACPM's recommendations, "Despite the incontrovertible evidence that vaccines are an efficient and...

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