The Committee develops written recommendations for the routine administration of vaccines to children and adults in the civilian population; recommendations include age for vaccine administration number of doses and dosing interval, and precautions and contraindications. The ACIP is the only entity in the federal government that makes such recommendations.
Vaccine-preventable disease levels are at or near record lows. However, we cannot take high immunization coverage levels for granted. To continue to protect America's children and adults, we must obtain maximum immunization coverage in all populations, establish effective partnerships, conduct reliable scientific research, implement immunization systems, and ensure vaccine safety.
NNii provides comprehensive resources on a variety of vaccines and the diseases they prevent. NNii is affiliated with several organizations committed to improving public health.
The Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia provides parents with complete, up-to-date and reliable information about vaccines. The Center's goal is to dispel common misconceptions and misinformation about childhood vaccines, explain how and why vaccines work, address safety issues and reinforce why vaccines are still necessary.
ECBT’s Vaccinate Your Baby campaign was launched to urge parents to immunize their babies from vaccine preventable disease and address misinformation about vaccines that causes confusion among parents and puts children at risk. The campaign’s new website is a comprehensive resource for parents who want to get the facts about childhood immunization.
The Immunization Action Coalition works to increase immunization rates and prevent the spread of disease by creating and distributing educational materials for health care professionals and the public. Immunize.org features avast library of influenza-specific resources.
Home page for the Texas Immunization program.
A resource of websites that provide accurate information about vaccine safety resources. A
printable handout is also available.
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is a cooperative program for vaccine safety of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VAERS is a post-marketing safety surveillance program, collecting information about adverse events (possible side effects) that occur after the administration of US licensed vaccines.
