Earlier Is Better for Vaccine Delivery in Teens

The practice of vaccinating at acute care visits also should be extended to adolescents “to take advantage of every opportunity to provide immunizations,” noted the authors.

This is especially relevant when considering vaccinations that are delivered in a series. For example, “the human papillomavirus vaccination will require multiple follow-up visits to complete the series, heightening the need to use all visits as vaccination opportunities,” they said.