This is a far more complex question than Dr. Jay appreciates. The current vaccine schedule is the product of decades of evolution in which ACIP meets multiple times a year to review risk of disease, new evidence re: vaccine efficacy and safety, new scientific studies, etc. 1/https://twitter.com/JayGordonMDFAAP/status/1148658056919576576 …
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Basically, vaccine schedules are science- and evidence-based, but also consider threat assessment, practicalities on the ground, and sometimes cost. They are being continually revised based on new evidence and changes "on the ground" (e.g., outbreaks). 5/
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Given that, it's not really possible to cite the "original" research upon which our schedule is based. That research is decades old and much is no longer relevant today, having been continually superseded year after year with new research building upon the old. 6/
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In iterative processes like developing and revising the vaccine schedule year after year, in essence the requirement is to continually review and rereview the entire scientific literature on vaccines AND consider changing conditions "on the ground." 7/7
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