CDC Releases Updated Pediatric Immunization Schedule.

yesterday, the CDC released “an updated childhood and adolescent immunization schedule” that follows the “recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.” In a policy statement published in the journal Pediatrics, the AAP “explained that the revised schedule now indicates that children ages 2 to 8 should receive influenza vaccinations starting at age 2, with some children needing a double dose.” http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Vaccines/49717