Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports, April 23, 1993 / Vol. 42 / No. RR-5

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• Alternative Title:
  Standards for Pediatric Immunization Practices: Recommended by the National Vaccine Advisory Committee, April 1992 : Approved by the United States Public Health Service, May 1992 : Endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, May 1992
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports
• Corporate Authors:
  United States, Public Health Service. ; Centers for Disease Control (U.S.) ; American Academy of Pediatrics ; National Vaccine Advisory Committee (National Vaccine Program)
• Description:
  Although 97%–98% of children in the United States are vaccinated before or shortly after starting school, the proportion of preschool children who have completed a full series for all recommended vaccines is considerably lower. Although low immunization coverage among preschoolers has been attributed to difficulties in reaching certain groups, such as the urban poor and racial and ethnic minorities, more recent evaluations suggest that the health-care delivery system itself bears much of the responsibility. To eliminate barriers and obstacles (e.g., appointment-only systems and unnecessary prevaccination physical examinations) that impede efficient vaccine delivery and to encourage providers to take advantage of all health-care visits as opportunities to provide vaccinations, the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) called for the development of standards for immunization policies and practices. Eighteen standards were developed in collaboration with a 35-member working group representing 22 public and private agencies. These 18 standards have since been recommended by the NVAC, approved by the U.S. Public Health Service, and endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The standards are presented and discussed in detail in this report.
• Subjects:
  Child Child, Preschool Contraindications Humans Immunization / Standards Infant Pediatrics / Standards Vaccination / Standards
• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports, 1993; v. 42, no. 5
• Series:
  Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  1057-5987 (print)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Issue
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  19 pdf pages
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  5
• Peer Reviewed:
  Yes
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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