Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)
What is a Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)?
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.
Current Vaccine Information Statements
VIS: Inactivated Influenza Vaccine**
updated 6/30/2006
URL
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/default.htm#flu*
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-flu.pdf*
VIS: Live, Attenuated Intranasal Influenza
Vaccination**
updated 6/30/2006
URL
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/default.htm#flu*
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-flulive.pdf*
VIS: Pneumoccoal Polyscaccharide Vaccine (PPV23)
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/default.htm#ppv23*
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-ppv.pdf*
**Required handouts for individuals receiving
vaccination.
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