Abstract
Protecting children and adolescents from vaccine-preventable illnesses is a central goal of pediatric medicine. Educating family members, a willingness to vaccinate at all visits, and implementing recall-reminder systems are some of the classic strategies used to enhance pediatric vaccination rates. However, 2 recent expansions to the currently recommended vaccine schedule create new challenges for primary care—vaccinating adolescents and vaccinating adults who have close contact with infants. The adolescent population has been challenging to vaccinate because they have more sporadic primary care visits than younger children.
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