Smart use of vaccines

The increasing complexities of the recommended immunization schedule and vaccine products available make it almost impossible for even the best informed and intentioned practitioners and staff to get it perfect. Mistakes are "costly," leaving some children sub-optimally protected from vaccine-targeted diseases (and in some scenarios requiring extra doses), while other children may be over-immunized. In this volume of The Journal, Rodgers et al report a study of the frequency and cost of vaccinations administered outside minimum and maximum recommended ages despite using what currently is likely to be one of the "smartest" electronic systems that aims to prevent these errors.

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