8 Questions on Updates to the 2024 ACIP Adult Immunization Schedule

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The 2024 ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) Adult Immunization Schedule1 was approved and released in January by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) with four new vaccines and accompanying notes that address special circumstances and eligibility criteria. The 8 questions above are drawn from the schedule for routine vaccinations, the notes on special circumstances, and from subsequent recommendations.2


References
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US Department of Health and Human Services. Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule2024.https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/adult.html. Accessed July 15, 2024.
2. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). ACIP Recommendations. June 28, 2024. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/recommendations.html.Accessed July 15, 2024.

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