The MMWR Recommendations and Reports "Poliomyelitis
Prevention in the United States: Introduction of a Sequential
Vaccination Schedule of Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine Followed
by Oral Poliovirus Vaccine -- Recommendations of the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)," contained two
errors. On page 14, two footnote markers on Table 4 were
incorrect; below is the corrected version of (Table_4). On page
25, reference number 62 should read: "Chen RT, Rastogi SC,
Mullen JR, et al. The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
(VAERS). Vaccine 1994;12:542-50."
Table_4 Note:
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TABLE 4. Recommended poliovirus vaccination schedules for children
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Child's age
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Vaccination schedule 2 mos. 4 mos. 12-18 mos. 4-6 yrs.
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Sequential IPV */OPV + IPV IPV OPV OPV
OPV OPV OPV OPV& OPV
IPV IPV IPV IPV IPV
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* Inactivated poliovirus vaccine.
+ Live, oral poliovirus vaccine.
& For children who receive only OPV, the third dose of OPV may be
administered as early as 6 months of age.
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