| At the beginning of each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases an updated child/teen immunization schedule (developed in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians [AAFP]) and an updated adult schedule (developed with AAFP, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and American College of Physicians). Every practice that provides vaccination services should have copies of the appropriate schedules close at hand for easy reference: |
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| 2011 Child/teen immunization schedule |
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| The child/teen immunization schedule has three sections: |
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| The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) has developed a laminated version of the child/teen immunization schedule that includes a table of contraindications and precautions to consider before vaccines are administered. Images and ordering options are posted on IAC’s website. |
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| 2011 Adult immunization schedule |
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| CDC's Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule is organized in two ways: |
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By vaccine and age group |
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By medical and risk-group indications |
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| IAC has developed a laminated version of the adult immunization schedule that includes a table of contraindications and precautions to consider before vaccines are administered. Images and ordering options are posted on IAC’s website. |
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| Software for mobile devices |
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| The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine's "Shots 2011" quick-reference guides allow clinicians to access the child/teen immunization schedule and the adult immunization schedule on handheld electronic devices. |
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ACIP Recommendations
Vaccine Information Statements 
