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Advisory Committee on Vaccines
(Spanish Association of Pediatrics)


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The Advisory Committee on Vaccines is composed by a panel of experts in the field of immunizations and vaccine-preventable diseases from the Spanish Association of Pediatrics.

The overall goal of the Committee is to provide advice to pediatricians, nurses, parents and other health professionals in relation to the use of vaccines and other related biological products in children and adolescents.

AEP Immunization scheduleYearly, the Committee publishes the recommended routine vaccination schedule for children and adolescents, including comments on the latest advances in immunization practices.

Also, the Committee periodically updates other recommendations regarding advances in aspects such as influenza vaccines, other new vaccines, adverse reactions, etc.

These yearly recommendations are published both in “Anales de Pediatria” official journal of the Spanish Association of Pediatrics, as in the Committee website (www.vacunasaep.org).

Among other goals, in order to improve Pediatrician’s knowledge in the field of vaccines, every three or four years the Committee publishes complete and practical updated Guidelines on vaccines and immunization practices. This book is a very useful tool for professionals working in Primary Care, Hospitals, and other public and private Health Services.

Other activities include conferences, courses and scientific meetings including professionals from other countries in order to exchange information, opinions and advances in relation to this field.

Contact for more information (in Spanish)

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