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Study results from Texas A&M University, Health Science Center broaden understanding of vaccines
July 16th, 2008
Scientists discuss in 'Update on immunizations in children and adolescents' new findings in vaccines. According to a study from the United States, "Over the past few years, there have been many changes to the recommendations for children and adolescents by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. These include dividing the immunization schedule into two parts (i.e., ages birth to six years and seven to 18 years, with catch-up schedules for each group); expanding the recommendations for influenza vaccine to children ages six months to 18 years without risk factors; expanding coverage for hepatitis A vaccine to include all children at one year of age; initiating routine immunization...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-07-16)
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