C. Bunke, Andrew N. Hashikawa, Natalie Schellpfeffer, B. Garst, Stuart A. Bradin, T. Gaslin, Alexsandra Dubin, Michael Ambrose
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Background: 14 million children attend summer camps yearly. While the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends all campers and staff receive vaccinations, camp leaderships’ immunization practices and perspectives have not been well characterized. Our study objective was to assess the current state of summer camps’ immunization requirements, policies, and practices by surveying a national cohort of camp leadership. Methods: We partnered with CampDoc.com, an online camp electronic health record system and the Association of Camp Nursing to conduct a 20-question online survey of camp leadership regarding current immunization requirements, policies and …