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AAP News Vol. 14 No. 12 December 1998, p. 1 © 1998 American Academy of Pediatrics
Recent hepatitis A outbreaks in select states have led to consideration of the revision of recommendations for routine hepatitis A immunization by the Advisory Committee Immunization Practices (ACIP). The revised recommendations call for routine hepatitis A immunization for children living in states where the average annual hepatitis A rate during 1987-97 was at least 20 per 100,000 population (i.e., approximately two times the national average). ACIP's recommendations state:
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