Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years or Younger — United States, 2020
Practice guideline details recommended vaccine schedules in individuals aged 18 or younger, highlighting multi-society clinical consensus.
Key Points
To update and outline annual clinical recommendations for pediatric and adolescent immunization schedules in the United States for 2020.
Developed by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices through review of clinical trial evidence, safety surveillance, and epidemiology.
Structured recommendations into three reference tables paired with comprehensive clinical application notes.
Secured formal multi-organization review and endorsement from the CDC, AAP, AAFP, ACOG, and the American College of Nurse-Midwives.
Standardized 2020 administration schedules and age-based guidance for routine childhood and adolescent vaccines.
Marked the first formal organizational endorsement of the national childhood schedule by the American College of Nurse-Midwives alongside legacy pediatric and family medicine organizations.