News & Views: Grab Your 2020 Immunization Schedules for a Scavenger Hunt!
Published on in Vaccine Update for Healthcare Providers
Published on in Vaccine Update for Healthcare Providers
Have you had a chance to review the changes to the 2020 immunization schedules published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)? If yes, see how well you remember them, and if not, find out about some of the changes with this scavenger hunt.
Have you printed the 2020 versions of the immunization schedule? Posted them on your websites? Written them on your hand? If you don’t have the schedules handy, you can quickly grab them from here:
Find out more about the changes and see the answers by reading more below. Note: Scavenger hunt items do not cover all changes. For a complete list of changes to the schedules, visit the CDC’s schedule changes webpage.
Changes to the childhood and adolescent immunization schedule included:
Changes to the adult immunization schedule included:
Contributed by: Charlotte A. Moser, MS, Paul A. Offit, MD
Categories: Vaccine Update February 2020, News and Views About Vaccines
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