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Section 2. Recommendations for Care of Children in Special Circumstances

Medical Evaluation of Internationally Adopted Children for Infectious Diseases

Immunizations

Only written documentation of immunizations received by an adoptee should be accepted. Immunizations such as BCG, diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis (DTP or DTaP), poliovirus, measles, and hepatitis B vaccines are given routinely in many parts of the world and may be documented in an immunization record. However, because other immunizations such as Haemophilus influenzae type b, Streptococcus pneumoniae, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A, and varicella vaccines are given less frequently or are not part of the routine immunization schedule in other countries, written documentation may be available less often. Internationally adopted children and adolescents should receive immunizations according . . . [Go to Full Text]


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