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KMID : 0605820080150010001
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Korean Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
2008 Volume.15 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.4
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Immunization Schedule Recommended by Korean Pediatric Society, 2008
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Lee Hoan-Jong
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Abstract
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Immunizations are among the most cost-effective and widely used public health interventions. This is a report a revision of recommendation of immunization for children by Korean Pediatric Society. Immunization. Vaccines were divided into 4 groups. 1) Vaccines that are recommended to all infants and children (BCG, hepatitis B vaccine, DTaP, Td, Polio vaccine, Japanese encephalitis vaccine, MMR, varicella vaccine, influenza vaccine [6-23 months of age], H. influenzae type b vaccine), 2) those that can be administered to all infants and children, but decision of administration is made by parents (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, hepatitis A vaccine, influenza vaccine [healthy children ≥24 months of age], rotavirus vaccine, human papilloma virus vaccine), 3) those that should be given to high risk group (pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine [high risk patients ≥24 months of age], influenza vaccine [high risk patients ≥24 months of age], typhoid vaccine), and 4) those administered for control of outbreaks or prevention of emerging infectious diseases. Immunization schedule recommended by Korean Pediatric Society in 2008 is presented.
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KEYWORD
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Immunization, Vaccine, Guideline
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