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Immunizations (excluding Influenza)

Editors' Choice of Best Available Content

This collection features the best content from AFP, as identified by the AFP editors, on child and adult immunizations (excluding influenza) and related issues, including travel immunizations and specific immunizations (hepatitis A and B, herpes zoster, human papillomavirus, meningococcus, pertussis, pneumococcus, rotavirus, smallpox, varicella). New research may affect the interpretation and application of this material. Clinical judgment is advised. Note that AFP content published within the past two years is accessible to AAFP members and paid subscribers only.

Categories

Overview

Specific Immunizations

Editorials and Letters

Improving Practice

Patient Education, Self-Care

Other AFP Content

Other Resources from AAFP

Overview
02/15/2021	ACIP Approves 2021 Adult and Child/ Adolescent Immunization Schedules [Practice Guidelines]
12/01/2020	Immunogenicity of Childhood Vaccines after Pediatric Cancer [FPIN's Clinical Inquiries]
06/15/2017	Vaccine Adverse Events: Separating Myth from Reality
09/15/2015	Update on Routine Childhood and Adolescent Immunizations
11/01/2014	IDSA Releases Recommendations on Vaccinations in Immunocompromised Patients [Practice Guidelines]
11/01/2011	Update on Immunizations in Adults
Specific Immunizations
Hepatitis A and B
04/01/2008	FDA Approves Alternative Dosing Schedule for Combined Hepatitis Vaccine [Practice Guidelines]
08/15/2007	ACIP Releases Recommendations for Hepatitis B Vaccine Use in Adults [Practice Guidelines]
06/15/2006	ACIP Updates Recommendations for Immunization Against Hepatitis A Virus [Practice Guidelines]
Herpes Zoster
10/15/2018	Recombinant Zoster Vaccine (Shingrix) for the Prevention of Shingles [STEPS]
11/15/2017	Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia: Prevention and Management
11/01/2013	Prevention of Herpes Zoster in Older Adults [Cochrane for Clinicians]
09/15/2011	Postherpetic Neuralgia [Clinical Evidence Handbook]
04/01/2009	ACIP Releases Guideline on Prevention of Herpes Zoster [Practice Guidelines]
06/15/2007	Herpes Zoster Virus Vaccine (Zostavax) for the Prevention of Shingles [STEPS]
HPV
08/01/2021	Human Papillomavirus: Screening, Testing, and Prevention
04/01/2019	HPV Vaccine for Prevention of High-Grade Precancerous Cervical Lesions [Medicine by the Numbers]
01/01/2019	Prophylactic Vaccination Against Human Papillomavirus to Prevent Cervical Cancer and Its Precursors [Cochrane for Clinicians]
09/15/2015	HPV Vaccination: Overcoming Parental and Physician Impediments [Editorials]
12/15/2010	Bivalent HPV Recombinant Vaccine (Cervarix) for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer [STEPS]
08/15/2007	Quadrivalent HPV Recombinant Vaccine (Gardasil) for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer [STEPS]
Meningococcus
11/01/2007	ACIP Issues Revised Recommendations on Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine [Practice Guidelines]
11/15/2006	Tetravalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (Menactra) for the Prevention of Meningococcal Disease [STEPS]
11/15/2005	Prevention of Meningococcal Disease
Pertussis
08/01/2021	Pertussis: Common Questions and Answers
04/01/2019	Maternal Pertussis Vaccination During Pregnancy [FPIN's Help Desk Answers]
11/15/2011	CDC Releases Best Practices for the Use of PCR Testing for Diagnosing Pertussis [Practice Guidelines]
09/01/2011	Acellular Vaccines for Preventing Pertussis in Children [Cochrane for Clinicians]
03/15/2009	ACIP Releases Guideline on Prevention of Pertussis, Tetanus, and Diptheria in Pregnant Women and Newborns [Practice Guidelines]
09/15/2007	ACIP Recommends the Use of Tdap in Adults [Practice Guidelines]
Pneumococcus
02/01/2020	Shared Decision-Making for Administering PCV13 in Older Adults [Editorials]
05/01/2018	Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccines [FPIN's Help Desk Answers]
04/01/2018	Pneumococcal Vaccines in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [Medicine by the Numbers]
Rotavirus
02/15/2010	AAP Updates Guidelines on Rotavirus Vaccination [Practice Guidelines]
10/01/2007	CDC Reports on Postmarketing Safety of the Rotateq Vaccine [Practice Guidelines]
03/15/2007	ACIP Recommends Routine Rotavirus Vaccinations in Infants and Children [Practice Guidelines]
09/15/2006	Rotavirus Vaccine, Live, Oral, Pentavalent (Rotateq) for Prevention of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis [STEPS]
Smallpox
09/01/2003	Smallpox Vaccine: Contraindications, Administration, and Adverse Reactions
Varicella
09/01/2009	Vaccines for Postexposure Prophylaxis Against Varicella (Chicken Pox) [Cochrane for Clinicians]
11/01/2007	ACIP Recommendations for the Prevention of Varicella [Practice Guidelines]
Measles
09/15/2019	The Family Physician's Role in the Prevention of Measles [Editorials]
05/15/2014	Evidence to Guide Measles Immunization Recommendations [AFP Journal Club]
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
12/15/2014	AAP Issues Updated Guidance on Palivizumab Prophylaxis for RSV Infection [Practice Guidelines]
Editorials and Letters
08/15/2020	Immunizations in Pregnancy: Updated Recommendations [Editorials]
07/15/2016	Strategies for Addressing and Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy [Editorials]
02/01/2014	What's New in Childhood Vaccines [Editorials]
11/01/2011	Improving Adult Immunization Rates: Overcoming Barriers [Editorials]
12/01/2008	Counseling Parents About Vaccine Safety [Editorials]
01/01/2007	HPV Vaccine: A Cornerstone of Female Health [Editorials]
12/15/2006	Family Physicians and Immunizations [Editorials]
Improving Practice
11/01/2015	Interventions Aimed at Increasing Childhood Vaccination Rates [Cochrane for Clinicians]
From FPM AAFP's Peer-Reviewed Practice Improvement Journal
03/01/2015	Immunizations: How to Protect Patients and the Bottom Line
07/01/2014	Achieving Sustainable Increases in Childhood Immunization Rates
03/01/2014	Resolving Patients' Vaccination Uncertainty: Going From "No Thanks!" to "Of Course!"
01/01/2011	CPT Update for 2011: Immunizations, Observations, and More
09/01/2008	Vaccination Management: Is Your Practice on Target?
05/01/2007	Vaccine Administration: Making the Process More Efficient in Your Practice
Patient Education, Self-Care
06/15/2017	Vaccinations
06/15/2011	Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
06/01/2008	Vaccines for Your Child
From FamilyDoctor.org AAFP's Patient Information Resource
	Childhood Vaccines: What They Are and Why Your Child Needs Them
Other AFP Content
09/15/2010	Autism and Childhood Vaccinations: Debunking the Myth [AFP Journal Club]
02/01/2003	A Mother Who Refuses to Vaccinate Her Child [Curbside Consultation]
Other Resources from AAFP
	AAFP Adolescent Immunization Best Practices Summit
	Provider Resources for Vaccine Conversations with Parents (CDC)
	Conversations: Improving Adult Immunizations Rates Using Simple and Strong Recommendations
	For Parents: Vaccines for Your Children (CDC)