Quality standards for immunization

Abstract

The IDSA endorses the use of the following immunizations on the basis of current immunization recommendations for healthy infants, children, and adults. Vaccinations for children include diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP/DTaP); Haemophilus influenzae type b; hepatitis B; measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); poliomyelitis; and varicella. All adults should be immune to measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, and diphtheria, and those ≤65 years of age or in groups at high risk for infection should receive pneumococcal vaccine and annual influenza vaccinations. Adults susceptible to hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and/or varicella should be immunized if they are at risk for exposure to these viral agents.