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Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Click on a link below for
comprehensive information about a specific disease and the
vaccine that prevents it. Each page includes a Q & A section, photos
and/or video footage, true stories of individuals who have suffered or
died from the disease, descriptions of public policies, and references to other resources.
Información en Español
Vaccination across the lifespan
Immunization information for
infants and children
Immunization information for
adolescents and young adults
Immunization information for adults
Vaccine concerns
Concerned about vaccines?
Vaccine safety information
Vaccines and autism
Thimerosal in vaccines
MMR vaccine does not cause
autism. Examine the evidence!
The importance of vaccines
Evaluating health information on the Internet
Pictures and words about
vaccine-preventable diseases
Collection of "Unprotected People"
reports
Photographs of persons with vaccine-preventable diseases
Video clips (online) related to
vaccine-preventable diseases
Official information
Vaccine Information Statements
Statistics on
immunization coverage and disease incidence
Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) statements
American Academy of Pediatrics
immunization policy statements
World Health Organization
immunization statements
State information
State
immunization laws and mandates
State
health department websites
Topics of special interest
CDC’s avian
influenza (bird flu) web section
Travel vaccines
International adoption
Tattooing/body piercing
Vaccination and pregnancy
Immunization and health care workers
Tips for finding
old immunization records
Links to other immunization
resources
The Immunization Action
Coalition, a non-profit organization, works to increase immunization
rates and prevent disease. The Hepatitis B Coalition, a program of IAC,
promotes hepatitis B vaccination for all children 0–18 years; HBsAg
screening for all pregnant women; testing and vaccination for high-risk
groups; and education and treatment for treatment for people chronically
infected with hepatitis B.
This website is exclusively supported by Cooperative
Agreement No. U66/CCU524042 from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of IAC and do not
necessarily represent the official views of
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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