Recommended Childhood And Adolescent Immunization Schedule-United States, 2017

The 2017 recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedules have been approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The schedules are revised annually to reflect current recommendations for the use of vaccines licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration.The 2017 format of Fig 1 is similar to the 2016 schedule consisting of a single table for persons from birth through 18 years of age. The yellow bars indicate the recommended age range for all children and contain a notation indicating the recommended dose number by age. The green bars indicate the recommended catch-up age. The purple bars designate the range for immunization for certain groups at high risk. The blue bars indicate the range of recommended doses for persons in non-high-risk groups who may receive a vaccine, subject to individual decision-making. The white boxes show the ages at which a vaccine is not recommended routinely. The columns that begin with a gray-shaded box indicate vaccine recommendations for school entry and at adolescent visits. The following specific changes have been made to the 2017 schedule:A column has been added for adolescents at 16 years of age. This age group has been separated from 17-to 18-year-olds to emphasize the need for a meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY) booster dose at age 16Reference to live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) has been removed from the influenza vaccine row.A blue bar has been added to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine row at 9 to 10 years to indicate that, even in the absence of a high-risk condition, children may receive HPV vaccine series at this age.