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Web Sites
Additional Resources

Web Sites

• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): Immunization Resources
  Resources on immunization, including general recommendations, policy statements, schedules, influenza vaccine updates and other information.
  
  
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynocologists: WebTreats: Vaccines
  Web sites and electronic publications that provide information on child and adult vaccinations and immunizations, including materials in non-English languages. 
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
  Information for health professionals and consumers on vaccine safety; vaccine shortages; immunization statistics; recommended immunizations and schedules; and immunizations for specific populations, including children and adults of varying ages, travelers, and ethnic groups.CDC’s Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) provide information on the benefits and risks of the most common vaccines, including HPV.  These statements are available in many languages.
  
  
• Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)
  Vaccination information for healthcare professionals collected from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and other authoritative sources, Includes news updates, resources related to vaccines and pregnancy, policy statements, materials in other languages, and other materials. 
  
  
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public: Institute for Vaccine Safety
  Independent assessments of vaccines and vaccine safety to help guide decision makers and educate physicians, the public, and the media about key issues surrounding the safety of vaccines.  Information on specific vaccines, legislation, manufacturer links and package inserts.
  
  
• MedlinePlus: Immunization
  Information for consumers including overviews, news, research tools, reference material, clinical trials, and links to additional information sources.
  
  
• National Network for Immunization Information (NNii)
  Information for healthcare professionals, the media, policy makers, and the public on vaccines, immunization issues, and immunization science.  NNii is an affiliate of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and other health organizations.
  
  
• National Vaccine Program Office (HHS)
  Information about childhood, adolescent, and adult immunizations, including publications and reports produced by federal agencies on vaccine preventable diseases, vaccine safety, vaccine coverage, immunization laws, and immunization registries.
  
  

Additional Resources from the MCH Library databases

• Immunizations bibliography
  
• Immunizations and Vaccines organizations

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Authors:  Beth DeFrancis Sun, Olivia K. Pickett, M.A., M.L.S., MCH Library
December 2007