CHILDREN AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL - IMMUNIZATIONS

A review of recommendations for pretravel immunizations was presented in this journal in 1989.1 Since then new vaccines have become available (Table 1) and modifications have been made to the schedule of routine immunizations relevant to travel preparations. The following is a review of recommendations for immunization of the child planning foreign travel. Information is based largely on that found in “Health Information for International Travel,” published annually by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)2 and other publications of the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Vaccine-specific recommendations are consistent with those of the Advisory Committee on Immune Practices (ACIP) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). © 1995 by Williams and Wilkins.