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(American College of Physicians) The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices now recommends routine HPV vaccination for males aged 11-12 years and catch-up vaccination for males aged 13-21.

These are just two of the changes to the 2012 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule being published Feb. 1 in Annals of Internal Medicine.

(MedPage Today) -- The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has approved draft recommendations for routine vaccination of 11- and 12-year-old boys with Gardasil to protect against four strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV).

(MedPage Today) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated some of its vaccine guidance to harmonize recommendations with those of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

(MedPage Today) -- Having an egg allergy is no longer a contraindication to influenza vaccination, according to new guidance for the upcoming flu season from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

(MedPage Today) -- Pregnant women should receive the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) during the late second trimester or third trimester rather than immediately after delivery, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended on Wednesday.

(MedPage Today) -- Children as young as 9 months old who are at high risk for meningococcal disease should be vaccinated with the quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended.

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(MedPage Today) -- The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which provides guidance to the CDC, has modified its recommendations for vaccinating healthcare workers against pertussis to remove obstacles to adherence.

(MedPage Today) -- Adults and adolescents who have not received a dose of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) should be immunized as soon as possible, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended.

(MedPage Today) -- In a split vote, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended that a booster dose of meningococcal vaccine be given at age 16 to address declining immunity in adolescents.