Selective, Delayed and Alternative Vaccine Schedules
Sep
10
2012
Presented by Rachel Herlihy, MD, MPH
Interim Deputy Director of the Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Division
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Dr. Rachel Herlihy addresses the growing and important topic of delayed, selective and alternative vaccine schedules, including:
- What constitutes a delayed, alternative or selective schedule?
- What are the differences between delayed, alternative and selective schedules?
- How often are they used by parents and why?
- Where did these schedules come from?
- What are the problems with alternative, selective and delayed vaccine schedules?
- Why do parents have concerns with the CDC/AAP/AAFP recommended schedule?
- How can I, as a provider, talk to parents about the importance of full and timely vaccination?
- What does the current research say about alternative vaccine schedules and alternative vaccinators?
