Which Children Need Two Doses of Influenza Vaccine for the 2010—11 Season?
October 2010
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| Which Children Need Two Doses of Influenza Vaccine for the 2010-11 Season? | |
| Published October 2010 | |
| Information presented in this article may have changed since the original publication date. For the most current immunization recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, visit www.immunize.org/acip/acip_vax.asp. | |
| One of the challenges in influenza vaccine administration this fall is determining which children should be given two doses. This year’s recommendations for which children need two doses differ from previous years. Even though two influenza vaccines were available last year (2009 H1N1 vaccine and seasonal vaccine), this year, one influenza vaccine protects against the influenza viruses expected to circulate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| According to ACIP, the following children ages 6 months through 8 years need two doses of influenza vaccine in the 2010-11 influenza season | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| When administering a two-dose series, you can give two doses of injectable vaccine, or two doses of nasal-spray vaccine, or one of each. Just be sure that the two doses are spaced at least 4 weeks apart. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Knowing which children need two doses of influenza vaccine has often been a challenge for healthcare professionals, but this year it’s even more complex. For this reason, CDC and the Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) have developed the following resource materials to help you: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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