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Appendix A: 2012 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children
Pages 137-144

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... Appendix A 2012 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children 137
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... 2012. Immunization schedules.
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... . • If mother's HBsAg status is unknown, within 12 hours of birth administer HepB vaccine for infants weighing ≥2,000 grams, and HepB vaccine plus HBIG for infants weighing <2,000 grams.
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... Those who received at least 1 dose of the 2010–11 vaccine require 1 dose for the 2011–12 season. -- -- For the 2012–13 season, follow dosing guidelines in the 2012 ACIP influenza vaccine recommendations.
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... persistent complement component deficiency who have not been previously vaccinated; or (2) anatomic/functional asplenia, administer 2 primary doses of either MCV4 at least 8 weeks apart.
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... 2012. Immunization schedules.
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... conjugate vaccine. • Hib vaccine should be considered for unvaccinated persons aged 5 years or older who have sickle cell disease, leukemia, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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... • For children aged 7 through 10 years who are not fully immunized with the childhood DTaP vaccine series, Tdap vaccine should be substituted for a single dose of Td vaccine in the catch-up series; if additional doses are needed, use Td vaccine. For these children, an adolescent Tdap vaccine dose should not be given.


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