Pediatria Integral
Volume 15, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 956-963

Vaccination in immigrant children, adopted and travelers [Vacunación en niños inmigrantes, adoptados y viajeros] (Article)

Cilleruelo Ortega M.J. , García López Hortelano M. , Piñeiro Pérez R.
  • a Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Australia
  • b Hospital Carlos III, Madrid, Australia
  • c Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Australia

Abstract

The arrival to Spain of children coming from other countries, either adopted or inmigrant, is a challenge for the paediatrician who has to take care of them. One of the main goals is that this population achieves the same immune protection than spanish children. The first studies recommended revaccinate to all foreign children, even in the case they had vaccine documentation. However, recent publications have showed a good correlation between immune protection and vaccine documentation, so, they recommend to complete the vaccine schedule just with those vaccines not administered in the origin countries. For traveler children, recommended vaccines depend on the age, destiny and duration of the travel and the previous administered vaccines. Anyway, traveller children should be evaluated in specific international vaccination settings, at least 4-6 weeks before travelling.

Author Keywords

immigrants Adopted traveller Children Vaccination

Index Keywords

pediatrician age Spain medical documentation immigrant adoption immunity emporiatrics vaccination Article vaccine human child care travel
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84856777874&partnerID=40&md5=b310f79df12d1230fb06730a9ad62bad
ISSN: 11354542
Original Language: English; Spanish