Thursday, August 28, 2008
Handouts
Patient
Handouts from the Immunization Action Coalition
Resources Cited
by the Immunization Action Coalition
Handouts
from the NFID or Other Sources
Graphic
Images to Use in Slide Shows from the Immunization Action Coalition
Vaccine Identification
& Standards Initiative (VISI)
National
Drug Code Vaccine Database
CDC
Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) (all in English). These are
camera-ready copies of well reviewed summaries of vaccine risks and
benefits. Instructions
are
available. There are also VISs in Other Languages, thanks to the Minnesota
Department of Health. For translations into other languages, you can
also contact the California immunization program manager at (510) 849-5042.
Vaccine Publications
CDC's renowned text "Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable
Diseases," 8th edition, February 2004: Epi-Vac.
FDA's New
Biological Drug Approvals
CDC's on-line journal, Emerging
Infectious Diseases
CMS's list of Medicare
Carriers for reimbursement of influenza, pneumococccal, and hepatitis
B vaccines
Yahoo!'s Vaccine Page
Understanding Vaccines
Understanding The Immune System
Animal Immunization
information from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
An entity exists on the WWW called the National Vaccine Information
Center. Despite its name, this is a private-sector effort. We have chosen
not to provide a hot link to it, because we believe its content relies
too heavily on anecdotal, unscientific reports that border on misinformation.
While we respect their right of free speech, we believe their message
is misleading and potentially harmful to the public health. Used properly,
vaccines are America's most effective means of disease prevention. Vaccines
have saved many hundreds of millions of lives over the last 200 years.
Our Nation's Goals: Healthy
People 2000 • Healthy
People 2010
From the Task Force on Preventive Services: Guide
to Clinical Preventive Services, 2nd edition
Institute of Medicine Reports: From the National
Academy Press, search for the keyword vaccine
HEDIS Report Cards
as they relate to immunization delivery by managed-care organizations
The
Merck Manual
Vogel FR, Powell MF, Alving CR. A Compendium of Vaccine Adjuvants and Excipients, 2nd ed.
Amedeo:
The Medical Literature Guide