ACIP Expands Hepatitis A Vaccination for Children
An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that all children in the United States receive hepatitis A vaccine. The previous recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in 1999, called for vaccinations in states with the highest rates of hepatitis A.
The ACIP recommendation is for children to receive the first dose of a two dose
series of hepatitis A vaccine between 1 and 2 years of age and that the vaccine
be integrated into the routine childhood vaccination schedule.