Basics and Common Questions
What You Need to Know
Immunization: Why is it Important?
Both parents and providers seek information about why immunizing is so important to the individual, community, and worldwide.
- Why Immunize?
- How Vaccines Prevent Diseases
Includes illustrations to help you better understand how vaccines protect children from diseases. - Understanding How Vaccines Work
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Explains how the immune system responds to vaccines to build immunity. - Vaccines: Unprotected Stories
Parents tell true stories of how a vaccine-preventable disease sickened their child and impacted their family. - The Importance of Childhood Immunizations
- Parents: What You Need to Know
Immunization: The Basics
Information explaining the basics about immunizations and vaccinations can be found here.
Common Questions
Answers to common and frequently asked questions about vaccinating, the creditability of information on the Internet, etc.
- Common Questions
- Who should NOT get vaccinated with these vaccines?
- What are the possible side-effects from vaccines?
- Infant immunization FAQs
- Why vaccinate now?
Answers about vaccination for parents of preteens and teens. - Finding credible vaccine information
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Recommendations and Guidelines
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
The ACIP develops written recommendations for the routine administration of vaccines, along with schedules regarding the appropriate timing, dosage, & contraindications... more
- ACIP website
- ACIP Meetings (agendas, registration, presentations, etc.)
- ACIP Recommendations
- VFC Resolutions
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Vaccine Storage & Handling
- Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit
Best practice strategies, storage units and thermometers, cold chain, routine practices, inventory management and emergency procedures... - You Call the Shots
Interactive, web-based module - View all...
Vaccine Administration
Recalled Vaccines
Reminder Systems and Strategies for Increasing Vaccination Rates
- "Increasing Adult Vaccination Rates: WhatWorks" (Continuing Education Program)
- Strategies for Increasing Adult Vaccination Rates (including links to examples)
- Immunization Strategies (in Pink book)
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