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Article: ACIP backs rotavirus vaccine for kids with HIV.(Infectious Diseases)(Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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- Pediatric News
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- August 1, 2007
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ATLANTA -- Physicians now have formal approval to vaccinate HIV-exposed or HIV-infected infants and children against rotavirus.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted at its summer meeting to approve changes in wordhag to the childhood immunization schedule and endorse the use of rotavirus vaccine for HIV-infected infants and children aged 0-18 years.
Dr. Jane Seward, a member of the CDC's division of viral diseases, presented the rationale for the changes, which were approved by the committee.
"Rotavirus is a ubiquitous infection in childhood," she said. "If these children are ...