Glossary / Acronyms:
Glossary / Acronyms of Vaccine-related Terms
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Glossary of Terms
- This vaccine-related glossary only contains terms associated with vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases and is maintained by CDC's National Center of Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD).
- For information about other health issues, see CDC's "Health Topics A-Z".
- Other CDC glossaries can be found via the CDC Search feature.
Acronyms & Abbreviations
- This vaccine-related acronyms and abbreviations list consists only of items associated with vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases.
- Other acronyms and abbreviations used on the CDC website can be found via the CDC Search feature.
- Acronyms and Abbreviations used in the IPOM (Immunization Programs Operations Manual)
Vaccine Abbreviations
- The Vaccine Abbreviations page lists most abbreviations used for vaccines by healthcare professionals and manufacturers. For example, Td=Adult Tetanus & Diphtheria Vaccine
- Related pages include:
- HL7 Standard Code Set MVX (Manufacturers of Vaccines)
- HL7 Standard Code Set CVX (Vaccines Administered)
- CPT Codes Mapped to CVX Codes (Current Procedural Terminology)
U.S. Vaccine Tradenames
- List of U.S. vaccines sorted by the vaccine's tradename and shows the name of the manufacturer.
For example FluMist is the tradename for the Influenza intranasal vaccine which is manufactured by Medimmune. - List of U.S. vaccines and related products sorted by the vaccine name (1 page) (34 KB, 1 page) (.htm screen-reader device version) and shows the brandname, manufacturer, type (e.g., inactivated), and supply (e.g., single-dose vial). It also lists at the bottom of the page each vaccine company's contact information.
Foreign Language Immunization Terms
For records recorded in foreign languages, consult the table of "Aids to Translating Foreign Immunization Records." (.pdf - 20 pages, 753 KB) POSTED Sept. 13
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Content last reviewed on March 8, 2007
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases