Immunization

Overviews

• Get Adult Booster Shots(Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
• Immunization Schedules for Adults(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• List of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Vaccines for Adults: Which Do You Need?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Latest News

• Flu Facts(09/28/2012, HealthDay)
• Flu Season's Approaching So Roll Up Your Sleeve(09/27/2012, HealthDay)
• FDA Approves Flu Vaccine for Coming Season(08/14/2012, HealthDay)
• CDC Preparing Vaccine for New Swine Flu(08/03/2012, HealthDay)
• Vaccines and Antibiotics Stabilized So Refrigeration Is Not Needed(07/09/2012, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering)
• More News on Immunization

Prevention/Screening

• Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunization(Immunization Action Coalition) - PDF
• Also available in Spanish

Related Issues

• Community Immunity (Herd Immunity)(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• Community Immunity: How Vaccines Protect Us All(National Institutes of Health)
• Current Vaccine Shortages and Delays(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Evaluating Information about Vaccines on the Internet(National Network for Immunization Information)
• FAQs about Recalled Vaccines(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Frequently Asked Questions on Syncope After Vaccination(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Immunization Record Card(National Coalition for Adult Immunization) - PDF
• Ingredients of Vaccines(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Possible Side-Effects from Vaccines(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Vaccine Adverse Events(Food and Drug Administration)
• Vaccine Shortages(American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Also available in Spanish
• Vaccines and Thimerosal(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• What Would Happen If We Stopped Vaccinations?(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Also available in Spanish
• Who Should Not Get Vaccinated with These Vaccines?(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Your Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA(Food and Drug Administration)
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Pictures & Photographs

• Vaccine-Preventable Disease Photos(Immunization Action Coalition)
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Health Check Tools

• What Vaccines Do You Need?(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Videos

• Reporting Problems to FDA(Food and Drug Administration)
• Vaccines - Encyclopedia
• Also available in Spanish
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Anatomy/Physiology

• Immune System(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Vaccines(National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Vaccines(National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Vaccine Adverse Reactions(National Institutes of Health)
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Research

• Thimerosal in Vaccines(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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Journal Articles

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Assessment of efficacy and safety of pandemic A/H1N1/2009 influenza vaccine...
• Article: Pneumococcal vaccination and risk of acute coronary syndromes in patients...
• Article: A dose-escalation safety and immunogenicity study of a new live...
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Dictionaries/Glossaries

• Glossary / Acronyms of Vaccine-Related Terms(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Immunization Issues: Understanding Vaccine Research Terms(National Network for Immunization Information)
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Directories

• Destinations (Diseases and Vaccinations)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Public Health Resources: State Health Departments(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Organizations

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Also available in Spanish
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• National Network for Immunization Information
• National Vaccine Program Office(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Law and Policy

• Complete List of Vaccines Licensed for Immunization and Distributed in the U.S.(Food and Drug Administration)
• Frequently Asked Questions about Vaccine Safety(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Immunization Laws(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Statistics

• 2010 National Immunization Survey Data(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Vaccination Coverage in the U.S.(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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MedlinePlus Magazine

• New Vaccines Help Protect You
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Children

• MedlinePlus: Childhood Immunization(National Library of Medicine)
• Also available in Spanish
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Women

• Immunization and Pregnancy(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
• Immunization Issues: Vaccines for Pregnant Women(National Network for Immunization Information)
• Vaccines and Pregnancy(Organization of Teratology Information Specialists) - PDF
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Seniors

• Shots for Safety(National Institute on Aging)
• Also available in Spanish
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Patient Handouts

• Immunizations - diabetes
• Also available in Spanish
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