Adolescent Immunization: Rationale, Recommendations, and Implementation Strategies

Abstract
Pediatric Annals | More than 35 million adolescents in the United States lack one or more recommended vaccinations and are, therefore, susceptible to vaccine-preventable diseases such as hepatitis B, measles, and chicken pox. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the American Medical Association (AMA)