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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
 June 11, 2014
Anthrax Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 March 21, 2018
Chickenpox Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 August 15, 2019
Cholera Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 July 6, 2017
Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae type B) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 April 2, 2015
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
 December 2, 2016
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
 November 5, 2015
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPSV23): What You Need to Know
 April 24, 2015
Polio Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 July 20, 2016
Rabies Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 October 6, 2009
Rotavirus Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 February 23, 2018
Live Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine, ZVL: What You Need to Know
 February 12, 2018
Recombinant Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine, RZV: What You Need to Know
 February 12, 2018
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
 May 29, 2012
Yellow Fever Vaccine: What You Need to Know
 March 30, 2011

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