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Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)

Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) are written to fulfill the information requirements of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, and cover the benefits and risks associated with immunization, as well as adverse event management and informational resources. They are based on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and are updated on an as-needed basis.

File Date
Your Child's First Vaccines: What You Need to Know November 5, 2015
Adenovirus Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 January 8, 2020
Anthrax Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 January 8, 2020
Chickenpox Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 August 15, 2019
Cholera Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 October 30, 2019
Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae type B) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 October 30, 2019
Hepatitis A Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 July 20, 2016
Hepatitis B Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 August 15, 2019
HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 October 30, 2019
Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (Inactivated or Recombinant): What You Need to Know
 August 15, 2019
Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (Live, Intranasal): What You Need to Know
 August 15, 2019
Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 August 15, 2019
Meningococcal ACWY Vaccines – MenACWY and MPSV4: What You Need to Know
 August 15, 2019
Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccine (MenB): What You Need to Know
 August 15, 2019
MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 August 15, 2019
MMRV (Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 August 15, 2019
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13): What You Need to Know
 October 30, 2019
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPSV23): What You Need to Know
 October 30, 2019
Polio Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 October 30, 2019
Rabies Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 January 8, 2020
Rotavirus Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 October 30, 2019
Live Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine, ZVL: What You Need to Know
 October 30, 2019
Recombinant Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine, RZV: What You Need to Know
 October 30, 2019
Medication Guide: Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine, Live (ACAM2000®) March 1, 2018
Td (Tetanus and Diphtheria) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 April 11, 2017
Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 February 24, 2015
DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 August 24, 2018
Typhoid Vaccines: What You Need to Know
 October 30, 2019
Yellow Fever Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 March 30, 2011

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