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ACIP recommends hepatitis A shot for youngsters, pertussis shot for adults
Infection Control Monitor, October 28, 2005
A panel advising the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says hepatitis A shots should be mandatory for all toddlers, and adults should receive booster doses of pertussis vaccine, The New York Times reports.
Health officials should add hepatitis A shots as part of the routine childhood vaccination schedule given to children ages 1-2, according to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Hepatitis A is a rarely fatal liver disease that can spread easily.
ACIP also addressed pertussis, which is becoming more common among adults after the medical industry long viewed it as a threat only to infants. The panel urged adults ages 19-65 to have the booster against pertussis 10 years after their last shot.
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