Vaccine Information
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury (NCVI) Act requires that all health-care providers give parents or patients copies of Vaccine Information Statements before administering each dose of the vaccines listed in the schedule. Additional information is available from state health departments.
Detailed recommendations for using vaccines are available from the manufacturers' package inserts, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) statements on specific vaccines, and the 2003 American Academy of Pediatrics Red Book.
These Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) are information sheets produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that explain to vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives both the benefits and risks of a vaccine. Federal law requires that VISs be handed out whenever (before each dose) certain vaccinations are given.
Chickenpox - Varicella
Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis (DTaP)
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hib
HPV - Gardasil
Measles-Mumps-Rubella and Varicella (MMRV)
Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR)
Meningococcal
Pneumococcal Prevnar 13
Polio
Rabies
Rotavirus
Seasonal Flu Inactivitated
Seasonal Flu Live
Tetanus Diphtheria Pertussis (TDaP)
The website link where these documents and other related items can be found is http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/default.htm