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The Evolving Childhood Vaccine Schedule: Weighing Ethical Concerns, Considering AAP’s Guidelines
Author(s)John Parkinson
In this episode, the panelists discuss the potential concerns around changing vaccine guidelines and the importance of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) stepping in to offer their recommendations.
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Our roundtable series, Clinical Insights: Childhood Vaccine Schedule Changes, discusses the ongoing changes being made to the pediatric vaccine schedule, the inner workings of the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and how all of this is impacting US public health.
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