Vaccine Resources

The following materials are available for display or distribution in your practice. You are encouraged to print these as aids in increasing awareness and education for your patients.

VaxTeens - Protection Through Immunization:

Help parents and kids remember that the need for immunizations doesn’t stop at adolescence with the following print-outs provided by Sanofi Pasteur.

Downloads (pdf files):

• Meningococcal Disease Factsheet
• Memingococcal Disease Newsletter
• A memingitis survivor describes his ordeal

 Immunization Schedule 2011 (pdf files):

• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Persons Aged 0 Through 6 Years
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Persons Aged 7 Through 18 Years
• Catch-up Immunization Schedule for Persons Aged 4 Months Through 18 Years Who Start Late or Who are More Than 1 Month Behind

CDC

This area of the CDC website ispecifically devoted to pertinent information regarding childhood and adult vaccines.  Link: http://cdc.gov/vaccines

Institute for Vaccine Safety

Developed by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, this site is dedicated to providing objective assessments of vaccines and vaccine safety to help physicians with the critical decisions surrounding immunization.
Link:http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/

Vaccine Education Center

From the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia through the American Academy of Pediatrics, this site provides educational resources for parents through various media. Download or order materials from information tear-sheets to videos expelling the common myths and fears that keep parents from vaccinating their children.
Link: http://www.cispimmunize.org