It's become an annual tradition, a celebration of the cooperation between the AAFP, CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and American Academy of Pediatrics: They have released the 2004 Recommended Childhood & Adolescent Immunization Schedule. It is available online and in the Jan. 1 American Family Physician.
The recommendations for children and adolescents through age 18, available at http://www.aafp.org/x7666.xml, include a catch-up chart for patients whose immunizations were delayed. The immunization schedule extends only through June because it is expected that a schedule for the latter half of 2004 will include routine influenza vaccination for children 6 months through 23 months old.
Also available at the AAFP Web site is the Adult Immunization Schedule. Online at http://www.aafp.org/x14956.xml, it indicates the recommended age groups for routine administration of currently licensed vaccinations for persons 19 and older. The AAFP, ACIP, and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released this schedule in November, and it was published in the Dec. 15 AFP. This is the second year for the schedule for adults. It will be updated annually.
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| The New Mexico AFP announces the candidacy of Arlene Brown, M.D., of Ruidoso for AAFP president-elect. | The Kentucky AFP announces the candidacy of Larry Fields, M.D., of Ashland for AAFP president-elect. | The South Dakota AFP announces the candidacy of Daniel Heinemann, M.D., of Canton for AAFP president-elect. | The Illinois AFP announces the candidacy of Carolyn Lopez, M.D., of Chicago for AAFP president-elect. | The Pennsylvania AFP announces the candidacy of Thomas Weida, M.D., of Hershey for AAFP speaker. | |
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| The Wisconsin AFP announces the candidacy of Bradley Fedderly, M.D., of Milwaukee for AAFP vice speaker. | The Texas AFP announces the candidacy of Leah Raye Mabry, M.D., of San Antonio for AAFP vice speaker. | The South Carolina AFP announces the candidacy of Audrey Boyd, M.D., of Columbia for AAFP director. | The Maine AFP announces the candidacy of Judith Chamberlain, M.D., of Brunswick for AAFP director. | The Uniformed Services AFP announces the candidacy of Lori Heim, M.D., of Southern Pines, N.C., for AAFP director. | The Colorado AFP announces the candidacy of Virgilio Licona, M.D., of Fort Lupton for AAFP director. |
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