[Revision of "Immunization Standard and Method" in the Republic of Korea].

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) publishes "Epidemiology and management of vaccine preventable disease" and periodically revises it for effective immunization. The revised edition was renamed "Immunization Standard and Method" to clarify the purpose of publication. The main revisions 1) include new chapters on new infectious diseases, newly developed vaccines, and special matters; 2) reflect the latest epidemiology; 3) apply changed infectious disease diagnosis and reporting standards; 4) partially change immunization standards; and 5) guide for special situations. The KDCA plans to regularly revise "Immunization Standard and Method" to reflect the latest knowledge so that medical personnel and health-related public officials can efficiently and safely perform immunization tasks.