Vaccine Information Statements

Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) are information sheets produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that explain to vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives both the benefits and risks of a vaccine. Federal lawrequires that VIS be handed out whenever (before each dose) certain vaccinations are given.

Downloadable VIS: 

VIS News

Information about new, existing, and upcoming VISs (updated 2/22/12)

• Mandatory Instructions for Use of the Vaccine Information Statements
• Q&A - VIS Facts
• Important VIS Information
• Do NOT delay vaccination because of absence of VIS
• Download VIS to Patient's Mobile Device

Downloadable VISs

Multiple Vaccines (9/18/08)
 This VIS may be used as an optional substitute for any or all of the routine birth-6 month vaccine VISs. (DTaP, IPV, Hib, PCV, Hepatitis B, and Rotavirus) SeeVIS News.

• Multiple Vaccines[PDF-105KB](compliant)
• FAQs
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

Adenovirus (7/14/11)

Anthrax (3/10/10) 

• Anthrax[PDF-72KB](compliant)
• Other languages**
  (not current)

Diphtheria/ Tetanus/Pertussis (DTaP) (5/17/07) 

• DTaP[PDF-59KB](compliant)
• Audio*
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

Hepatitis A (10/25/11)  

• Hepatitis A[PDF-68KB](compliant)
• Audio* (not current)
• Other languages**
  (not current)

 Hepatitis B (2/2/12) UPDATED

• Hepatitis B[PDF-66KB](compliant)
  • Do you still see the "old" edition?
• Audio*
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

 Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae type b)    (12/16/98)

• Hib[PDF-65KB](compliant)
• Audio*
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

 HPV (Human Papillomavirus Vaccine) (2/22/12) UPDATED

• HPV (Gardasil)[PDF-65KB](compliant)
  • Do you still see the "old" edition?
• HPV (Cervarix)[PDF-60KB](compliant)
• Audio*
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

 Influenza Vaccine - Seasonal Live, Intranasal (7/27/11)

• Live, Intranasal FLU [PDF-158KB]
• Audio*
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

 Influenza Vaccine - Seasonal Inactivated (7/26/11)

• Inactivated FLU [PDF-36KB]
  Inactivated FLU (LARGE TYPE) [PDF-38KB]
• Audio*
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish) 

 Japanese Encephalitis (12/7/11) UPDATED

• Japanese Encephalitis (Ixiaro)[PDF-67KB](compliant)
  • Do you still see the "old" edition?
• NOTE TO PROVIDERS: Boosters & Patients <17
• Audio*
• Other languages**

Note: JE-VAX vaccine for children is no longer available (May 2011)

 Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR) (3/13/08)

• MMR[PDF-66KB](compliant)
• Audio *
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

 Measles/Mumps/Rubella & Varicella (MMRV) (5/21/10)

• MMRV[PDF-242KB](compliant)

 Meningococcal (10/14/11) 

• Meningococcal[PDF-68KB](compliant)
• Audio*
• Other languages**
  (not current)

 Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV13) (4/16/10)

• PCV13[PDF-54KB](compliant) (4/16/10)
• PCV7[PDF-59KB](compliant) (12/9/08)
  Use until supply of vaccine is exhausted
• Audio*
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

 Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PPSV23) (10/06/09)

• PPSV23[PDF-125KB](compliant)
• Audio*
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

 Polio (11/8/11) UPDATED

• Polio[PDF-75KB](compliant)
  • Do you still see the "old" edition?
• Audio*
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

 Rabies (10/06/09)

• Rabies[PDF-128KB](compliant)
• Audio*
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

 Rotavirus (12/06/10)

• Rotavirus[PDF-113KB](compliant)
• Audio*
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

 Shingles (Herpes Zoster) (10/06/09)

• Shingles[PDF-132KB](compliant)
• Audio*
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

 Smallpox (Vaccinia) (8/31/07)

This medication guide replaces the Smallpox VIS. It is to be used before one receives the vaccination.
Medical Guide for vaccination with ACAM2000 [PDF-227KB]

This guide is not available in other languages.

 Tetanus/Diphtheria/(Pertussis) (Td/Tdap) (1/24/12) UPDATED

• Td/Tdap [PDF-67KB](compliant)
  • Do you still see the "old" edition?
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

 Typhoid (5/19/04)

• Typhoid[PDF-635KB](compliant)
• Audio*
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

 Varicella (Chickenpox) (3/13/08)

• Varicella[PDF-59KB](compliant)
• Audio*
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

 Yellow Fever (11/09/04)

• Yellow Fever[PDF-49KB](compliant)
• Audio* (3/14/03 version)
• Other languages**
  (including Spanish)

Download Instructions 

• Downloading instructions[PDF-44KB] UPDATED (2/24/12)

Important Info 

• For more information on VISs, including frequently-asked questions, see these
  VIS Facts.
• All VISs on this page are current.
  A VIS with a date several years old is not necessarily out of date. VISs are not updated annually or on any other routine schedule. An updated VIS with a new date is posted when there is a change in recommendations.
• New Hotline Number on VISs
  On March 15, 2005, the telephone number for the national immunization hotline changed. VISs posted on this webpage contain the new number in the "How can I learn more?" section.
  
  Please replace your camera-ready copies of VISs with these new versions before reprinting.

Note: You do not need to discard your existing VIS stocks; calls made to the old hotline number will be forwarded to the new number. VIS dates have not changed. The new phone number is the only difference between the old VISs and the new ones.

Combination Vaccines:

If there is no VIS for a non-routine combination vaccine (e.g., Pediarix, Comvax, Twinrix), use the VISs for all component vaccines.

*Audio VIS Files:

Most VISs are available on this page as wma audio files. These files must be played using Windows Media Player®, which can be downloaded from the Windows Media website.

**VISs in other languages:

Download these Vaccine Information Statements in over 20 languages through our partner, the Immunization Action Coalition (IAC).

Vaccine Information Statements

The National Childhood Vaccine Injury (NCVI) Act requires that all health-care providers give parents or patients copies of Vaccine Information Statements before administering each dose of the vaccines listed in the schedule. Additional information is available from state health departments.

Detailed recommendations for using vaccines are available from the manufacturers' package inserts, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) statements on specific vaccines, and the 2003 American Academy of Pediatrics Red Book. ACIP statements for all recommended childhood vaccines can be viewed, downloaded, and printed on this website. 

Consult the VAERS site for guidance on how to obtain and complete a Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) form or call 800-822-7967.

Last syndicated: September 19, 2012
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