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Date:8/31/2009

varicella (chickenpox) vaccine. All children should receive two doses of the chickenpox vaccine at age 12-15 months and 4-6 years. Since the risk for transmission can be high among school-aged children and teens, those without evidence of immunity should receive two doses of the chickenpox vaccine and those who received one dose previously should receive a second dose.

• The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. All children should receive two doses of the MMR vaccine. A first dose is recommended at ages 12-15 months and a second dose at ages 4-6 years. If not previously vaccinated, children and teens age 7-18 should be vaccinated.
  

• The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which is recommended for girls beginning at ages 11-12. The HPV vaccine is a three-dose series administered over a six-month period.
  

This year, the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that children receive the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine in addition to the seasonal flu vaccine when it becomes commercially available to the general public in the fall. ACIP has given prioritization for those administering the vaccine to first immunize children and young adults from six months to 24 years, and people living with or caring for children younger than six months of age before administering vaccines to the general population. Additional information about the flu is available at flu.gov and cdc.gov.

The message seems to be hitting home because according to a StateHealthFacts.org report, 77 percent of Missouri children, ages 19 months to 35 months, were immunized in 2007, compared to the national average of 80 percent.

Vision:

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Bright Futures, 3rd Edition, school age children should be evaluated for visual
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SOURCE Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Missouri Copyright©2009 PR Newswire. All rights reserved

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