April 2001 • Volume 7 • Number 4
Policy tackles vaccine shortages
A new AAFP policy prioritizes the use of two vaccines in short supply and a third that may become scarce. Clinicians with shortages of tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (Td) vaccine should give highest priority to those traveling to countries where risk of diphtheria is high, followed by those requiring vaccination for prophylaxis in wound management.
For tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccine, the Academy recommends giving priority to clinics and hospitals that treat acute wounds.
The full policy -- at http://www.aafp.org/policy/camp/28.html -- addresses a possible shortage of tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine.
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