Recommendations and Guidelines:

2007 Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedules
Includes Catch-up Schedule

The Schedules lists the ages (birth through 6 years old and 7 through 18 years old) for when each vaccine or series of shots is to be given. If your child or adolescent has missed any shots, consult the catch-up schedule AND check with your doctor about getting back on track.

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2007 Schedules

MMWR of Recommended Schedules (published January 5, 2007)

Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0-18 Years -- United States, 2007
The childhood and adolescent immunization schedule and the catch-up immunization schedule for 2007 have been approved by Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
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Changes in the Schedule since last release

Changes listed here are outlined in MMWR with figures, etc.

• The new rotavirus vaccine (Rota) is recommended in a 3-dose schedule at ages 2, 4, and 6 months. The first dose should be administered at ages 6 weeks through 12 weeks with subsequent doses administered at 4-10 week intervals. Rotavirus vaccination should not be initiated for infants aged >12 weeks and should not be administered after age 32 weeks.

• The influenza vaccine is now recommended for all children aged 6-59 months.

• Varicella vaccine recommendations are updated. The first dose should be administered at age 12-15 months, and a newly recommended second dose should be administered at age 4-6 years.

• The new human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) is recommended in a 3-dose schedule with the second and third doses administered 2 and 6 months after the first dose. Routine vaccination with HPV is recommended for females aged 11-12 years; the vaccination series can be started in females as young as age 9 years; and a catch-up vaccination is recommended for females aged 13-26 years who have not been vaccinated previously or who have not completed the full vaccine series.

• The main change to the format of the schedule is the division of the recommendation into two schedules: one schedule for persons aged 0-6 years) and another for persons aged 7-18 years. Special populations are represented with purple bars; the 11-12 years assessment is emphasized with the bold, capitalized fonts in the title of that column. Rota, HPV, and varicella vaccines are incorporated in the catch-up immunization schedule.

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• jpg image 2 (schedule's chart only -- 7 to 18 years)
• jpg image 3 (catch-up chart -- 4 mos. to 18 years)

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Related Topics

• Interactive child's immunization scheduler (birth-6 years old)
• Child immunization and "scheduler" brochures
• ACIP Recommendations
• Blank vaccine record forms
• Vaccines in delay or shortage
• Article: "Economic Evaluation of the 7-Vaccine Routine Childhood Immunization Schedule in the U.S., 2001" (exit) from Dec. 2005 - Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
• Vaccines for teens and college students
• Vaccines for adults (adult immunization schedule)
• Additional info about adolescent and adult vaccines
• History of the Vaccine Schedule (exit)
• Childhood Schedules from Past Years

*MMWR--Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

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