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Does the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommend routine varicella vaccination for children?

April 26, 2017acip advisory children committee Immunization practices recommend routine vaccination varicella

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Does the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommend routine varicella vaccination for children?

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Yes, ACIP recommends routine varicella vaccination for all children at 12-18 months of age and catch-up vaccination for all susceptible children older than 19 months of age. For further information on the ACIP recommendations visit the following sites: • ACIP recommendations: ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Publications/mmwr/RR/RR4511.pdf • Updated ACIP recommendations: http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4806a1.