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JAMA. 2004;292:2074-2075.

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MMWR. 2004;53:863-866

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Children aged <2 years are at increased risk for influenza-related hospitalizations.^1-3 Beginning in 2002, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) encouraged that, when feasible, all children aged 6-23 months, as well as household contacts and out-of-home caregivers for children aged <2 years, receive influenza vaccinations each influenza season.¹ Beginning with the 2004-05 influenza season, ACIP strengthened the encouragement to a recommendation.⁴ Other children recommended to receive influenza vaccine continue to include those aged 6 months–18 years with certain high-risk medical conditions and those aged 6 months–18 years who are household contacts of persons at high risk for influenza complications.⁴ This report on childhood influenza-vaccination coverage for the 2002-03 influenza season provides a baseline for the continuing assessment of coverage among children aged 6-23 months.The findings demonstrate that, during the first year of the ACIP encouragement to vaccinate children aged 6-23 months against influenza, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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