This report is a revision of General Recommendations on Immunization and updates the 1994 statement by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) (CDC. General recommendations on immunization: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ACIP]. MMWR 1994;43[No. RR-1]:1-38). The principal changes include expansion of the discussion of vaccination spacing and ...

BACKGROUND Chiropractors have expressed both pro- and anti-vaccination opinions. PURPOSE We explored the interest of Alberta chiropractors in participating in immunization awareness and promoting activities. METHODS Data were collected in a cross-sectional postal survey (response rate: 78.2%, 503 respondents) in 2002. Participants indicated their interests in a close-ended checklist of seve...

background: rhipicephalus ( boophilus ) annulatus tick is one of the most important ectoparasite of cattle. re­cently, several laboratories in the world have been concentrated on immunizing cattle against tick using various types of tissue extracts of ticks. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of immunization of cattle with tick salivary gland extract on biological parameters of ti...

OBJECTIVE To study the feasibility of enforcing immunization certificate check before children enroll in primary schools or kindergartens in Guizhou Province. METHODS Quantitative and qualitative studies were conducted. The multi-stage and cluster sampling approach was adopted for the quantitative part of the study. A questionnaire was designed and 996 children and their keepers were intervie...

OBJECTIVES Meningitis and bacteremia due to Neisseria meningitidis are rare but potentially deadly diseases that can be prevented with immunization. Beginning in 2008, Arizona school immunization requirements were amended to include immunization of children aged 11 years or older with meningococcal vaccine before entering the sixth grade. We describe patterns in meningococcal vaccine uptake sur...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Low rates of influenza immunization among health care workers (HCWs) pose a potential health risk to patients in primary care practices. Despite previous educational efforts and programs to reduce financial barriers, HCW influenza immunization rates remain low. Variation in practice-level organizational culture may affect immunization rates. To explore this relationshi...

CONTEXT Inner-city immunization rates have lagged behind those in other areas of the country. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of an initiative linking immunization with distribution of food vouchers in the inner city. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of immunization data gathered in 1996 and 1997. SETTING Nineteen Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)...