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2004 Childhood & Adolescent Immunization Schedule
Are Your Child's Vaccinations Up to Date?
     

At a glance: A revised Childhood Immunization Schedule for the second half of 2004 (July-December) has been published, updating recommendations for influenza vaccine. However, the 2004 Catch-up schedule, published in January, has not changed.

This Schedule lists the ages (birth to 18 years old) for when each vaccine or series of shots is to be given. If your child has missed any shots, check with your doctor about getting back on track.

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2004 Childhood Immunization Schedule
January - June 2004

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English ONE-page version 
(.pdf format) (8.5" x 11") (Jan-June 2004)
   

pdf icon English TWO-page version
(.pdf format) (8.5" x 11")
(Jan-June 2004)
   
pdf icon English POCKET-SIZE version 
(.pdf format) (4.5" x 3" card size--front & back)  (Jan-June 2004)
  (instructions for printing pocket-size)
   
Microsoft PowerPoint logo English PowerPoint version   (.ppt format) (Jan-June 2004)
   
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Spanish print version   (.pdf format) (Jan-June 2004) UPDATED!
Previous version had typo in Hib footnote about final dosage, should be "12 meses" (not 12 años)
   

Microsoft PowerPoint logo

Spanish PowerPoint version   (.ppt format) (Jan-June 2004) UPDATED! Previous version had typo in Hib footnote about final dosage, should be "12 meses" (not 12 años)
   

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Download Shots 2004 to your Palm OS or PocketPC Handheld (Jan-June 2004)

PocketPC download          Palm OS download
Jan.-June 2004 version of SHOTS is no longer available. See the July-Dec. 2004 SHOTS.

Requirements include: Requires Palm OS® 3.1 or higher and approximately 379KB of memory or Pocket PC® and approximately 360KB of memory. Shots 2004 runs on both color and non-color handhelds. The required file along with downloading and installation instructions, license and disclaimer use, etc., can be found on the ImmunizationEd.org website at
http://www.immunizationed.org/anypage.aspx?pagename=shotspalm

Note: This is freeware software and is to be used at your own risk, courtesy of ImmunizationEd.org website.

screen-reader version Screen-reader device schedule  (Jan-June 2004)
(.htm format) (text-only version)
   
   
July - December 2004
English

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English ONE-page version (revised typos - reposted 6/1/04)
(.pdf format) (8.5" x 11") (Jul-Dec 2004)
   

pdf icon TWO-page version (.pdf) (8.5" x 11") (Jul-Dec 2004)
(revised typos - reposted 5/28/04) 
pdf icon FOUR-page version (revised typos - reposted 5/28/04)
(.pdf) (8.5" x 11")
(Jul-Dec 2004)
pdf icon LARGE POCKET-SIZE version  (revised typos - reposted 5/28/04)
(.pdf) (6" x 4.5" card
size-front & back)  (Jul-Dec 2004)
(instructions for printing pocket-size)
Microsoft PowerPoint logo PowerPoint version  (.ppt format) (Jul-Dec 2004) (revised typos - reposted 5/28/04)
screen-reader version Screen-reader device version  (Jul-Dec 2004)
(.htm format) (text-only version)
 
Spanish
pdf icon

Spanish print version  
(.pdf format) (Jul-Dec 2004)
   

Microsoft PowerPoint logo

Spanish PowerPoint version  
(.ppt format) (Jul-Dec 2004)
   

 
palm pilot

Download Shots 2004 to your Palm OS or PocketPC Handheld (Jul-Dec 2004)

PocketPC download          Palm OS download
 
             

Requirements include: Requires Palm OS® 3.1 or higher and approximately 379KB of memory or Pocket PC® and approximately 360KB of memory. Shots 2004 runs on both color and non-color handhelds. The required file along with downloading and installation instructions, license and disclaimer use, etc., can be found on the ImmunizationEd.org website at
http://www.immunizationed.org/anypage.aspx?pagename=shotspalm

Note: This is freeware software and is to be used at your own risk, courtesy of ImmunizationEd.org website.


 
 

MMWR logo published April 30, 2004
Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule U.S., July–Dec. 2004
This report updates the Jan-June schedule with the recommendation that, beginning in fall 2004, healthy children aged 6–23 months, as well as close contacts of healthy children aged 0-23 months, receive annual influenza vaccine. A catch-up immunization schedule for children and adolescents who start late or who are >1 month behind remains unchanged from that published in January 2004.

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  Changes in the Schedule for July–December 2004  
The childhood and adolescent immunization schedule for July–December 2004 differs from the previous schedule in the following ways:
  • The range of recommendations bar for influenza vaccine for children aged 6-23 months has been moved above the dotted red line, indicating that annual vaccination is routinely recommended for these children, rather than merely encouraged, as in past schedules.
      
  • The influenza vaccine footnote has been updated to include the recommendation that healthy children aged 6-23 months and close contacts of healthy children aged 0-23 months receive influenza vaccine because children in this age group are at substantially increased risk for influenza related hospitalizations.
      
  • The influenza vaccine footnote has been updated to highlight the recommendation that health-care workers and other persons (including household members) in close contact with persons in groups at high risk be vaccinated annually.
   

Catch-up Schedule
Note: There is no need to restart a vaccine series regardless of the time that has elapsed between doses. Use the appropriate chart on the catch-up schedule for your child's age.
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pdf icon Catch-up schedule  (printable version in .pdf format) pdf icon Catch-up schedule  
(.pdf format)
Microsoft PowerPoint logo Catch-up schedule
(.ppt format)
Microsoft PowerPoint logo Catch-up schedule
(.ppt format)
screen-reader version Text-only for screen-reader devices (.htm format) screen-reader version Text-only for screen-reader devices (.rtf format)**
(not yet available)
 

*MMWR--Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

**Note: The text-only versions are provided only for screen-reader devices. Please contact NIPINFO@cdc.gov via e-mail for assistance with accessing copies not provided above.

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