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Section 1. Active and Passive Immunization
Sources of Vaccine Information
In addition to the Red Book, which is published at intervals of approximately 3 years, physicians should use evidence-based literature and other sources for data to answer specific vaccine questions encountered in practice. Such sources include the following:
Pediatrics. Policy statements developed by the Committee on Infectious Diseases providing updated recommendations are published in Pediatrics between editions of the Red Book. Policy statements also may be accessed via the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Web site (http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/). Recommendations of the Committee on Infectious Diseases are not official until approved by the Board of Directors of the AAP.
The updated recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedules for the United States are published annually in the January issue of Pediatrics and elsewhere (see Scheduling Immunizations, p 21).
AAP News. Policy statements (or statement summaries) from the COID often are published initially in AAP News, the monthly newsmagazine of the AAP (www.aapnews.org), to inform the membership promptly of new recommendations.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Published weekly by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the MMWR contains current vaccine recommendations; reports of specific disease activity; alerts concerning vaccine availability; changes in vaccine formulations, vaccine safety issues, and policy statements; and other infectious disease and vaccine information. Recommendations of the
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Related text in Red Book:
- Introduction
Red Book 2009: XIX.[Extract] [Full Version] - Scheduling Immunizations
Red Book 2009: 21-31.[Extract] [Full Version] - International Travel
Red Book 2009: 98-104.[Extract] [Full Version] - Appendix I. Directory of Resources
Red Book 2009: 831-834.[Extract] [Full Version]
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