Immunizations
Resource Brief
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP):
Immunization Resources
Resources on immunization, including general
recommendations, policy statements, schedules,
influenza vaccine updates and other information.
American Academy of Pediatrics: Childhood Immunization Support Program
Information for parents and clinicians, including immunization schedules, recommendations, supply updates, audio and video files, and photos of children illustrating vaccine-preventable diseases.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynocologists:
WebTreats: Vaccines
Web sites and electronic publications that
provide information on child and adult vaccinations
and immunizations, including materials in non-English
languages.
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Vaccines and Immunization
Information for health professionals and consumers
on vaccine safety; vaccine shortages; immunization
statistics; recommended immunizations and schedules;
and immunizations for specific populations,
including children and adults of varying ages,
travelers, and ethnic groups.CDC’s
Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) provide
information on the benefits and risks of the
most common vaccines, including HPV. These
statements are available in many languages. A page on vaccine safety
Every Child by Two
Information for parents, advocates, and health professionals, including public service announcement videos, a blog for parents, information about registries and vaccine safety, state and local resources where immunizations can be obtained, and many other resources.
Food and Drug Administration: Vaccines
Information about vaccine regulation, including how vaccines work, types of vaccines, vaccine safety and availability, and the vaccine adverse events reporting system.
Healthfinder.gov: Immunizations
Index of Web pages related to immunizations from government agencies and professional organizations.
Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)
Vaccination information for healthcare professionals
collected from the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP),
and other authoritative sources, Includes news
updates, resources related to vaccines and pregnancy,
policy statements, materials in other languages,
and other materials.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public:
Institute for Vaccine Safety
Independent assessments of vaccines and vaccine
safety to help guide decision makers and educate
physicians, the public, and the media about key
issues surrounding the safety of vaccines. Information
on specific vaccines, legislation, manufacturer
links and package inserts.
MedlinePlus: Immunization
Information for consumers including overviews,
news, research tools, reference material, clinical
trials, and links to additional information sources. A resource focusing on childhood immunization is also available.
National Network for Immunization Information
(NNii)
Information for healthcare professionals, the
media, policy makers, and the public on vaccines,
immunization issues, and immunization science. NNii
is an affiliate of the Infectious Diseases Society
of America, the American Academy of Pediatrics,
the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,
and other health organizations.
National Vaccine Program Office (HHS)
Information about childhood, adolescent, and
adult immunizations, including publications and
reports produced by federal agencies on vaccine
preventable diseases, vaccine safety, vaccine
coverage, immunization laws, and immunization
registries.
Additional Resources from
the MCH Library databases
- Immunizations and Vaccines organizations
For more
information on this topic,
use the MCH Library Advanced
Search.
Authors: Beth DeFrancis Sun,
Olivia K. Pickett, M.A., M.L.S., MCH Library
November 2009. Updated May 2012
