Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Immunizations in children and adolescents" and "Society guideline links: Immunizations in adults" and "Society guideline links: Meningococcal infection" and "Society guideline links: Pneumococcal vaccination in children" and "Society guideline links: Pneumococcal vaccination in adults" and "Society guideline links: Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination" and "Society guideline links: Sickle cell disease and thalassemias".)
Canada
●Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS): Position statement on preventing and treating infections in children with asplenia or hyposplenia (2014, reaffirmed 2017)
United States
●ACIP: Recommended child and adolescent immunization schedule by medical indication, United States (2021)
United Kingdom
●Public Health England (PHE): The Green Book – Immunisation of individuals with underlying medical conditions (2013, updated 2016)
Australia-New Zealand