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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998;152:714-715.

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The article by Shefer et al¹ in the January 1998 issue of the ARCHIVES provoked considerable discussion. While there is absolutely no question that we need to do more to make sure that all children are fully immunized according to the American Academy of Pediatrics/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention schedule and at the appropriate times, I have difficulty believing that linkage to the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program is the answer. Certainly it is no more the answer than linking immunizations to daycare attendance, emergency department visits, shopping excursions at the mall, or perhaps even to preventive health maintenance visits at the pediatrician's office.

The article begs a question with respect to the relative importance of a variety of health interventions in an infant's life. Pediatricians and the American Academy of Pediatrics have long promoted the importance of the "medical home." We do think that children in a . . . [Full Text of this Article]