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Additional Resources on Immunizations

Featured articles

1. Is the Flu Vaccine a Good Idea for Your Family?
2. Frequently Asked Questions about Immunizations
3. Your Child’s Immunizations

Web sites

1. BAM! (Body and Mind): Vaccines - Before your child’s immunization visit to the doctor, use this web site to talk to them about what vaccines are, how they work and how vaccines protect their immune system!
2. All About Vaccines -Vaccines help to prevent a lot of childhood diseases. This web site describes the childhood diseases and their signs and symptoms.
3. Immunization Laws - This site discusses laws for immunizations in the United States. This site can be used for parents to make decisions regarding administering vaccines to their children.
4. Vaccines for Children (VCF): Parents -For parents who have children that are not insured, underinsured or eligible for Medicaid benefits, the web site provides resources to obtain immunizations for their children for free.

Publications

1.   2009 Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedules - 2009 Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedules are now available. Schedules are available for children aged 0 – 6 years; children, pre-teens, and adolescents aged 7 – 18 years; and all persons aged 4 months – 18 years, who begin vaccinations late or fall behind.
   
   http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm
2.   International Travel with Infants and Young Children: Vaccine Recommendations - The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention gives suggested guidelines for immunizations for infants and young children traveling internationally. These guidelines can protect children from diseases that inhabit different countries.
   
   http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/yellowBookCh4-Strep.aspx
3.     Parents’ Guide to Childhood Immunizations (PDF - 768KB) - As a parent, have you ever wondered how immunizations help to keep your child healthy? This publication provides answers to your questions regarding immunizations and comes with illustrations done by children.
   
   http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/parents-guide/downloads/2008-parents-guide.pdf
4.   What Would Happen if We Stopped Vaccinations - Immunizations have helped our population eradicate many diseases that would otherwise cause harm and great danger to our population. This publication discusses the importance of immunizations for everyone.
   
   http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/whatifstop.htm
5.   After the Shots: What to do if your child has discomfort (Copyright © Immunization Action Coalition) (PDF - 97KB) - Although immunization shots can cause discomfort in your child for a little while, they are known to save a lifetime of pain. This publication has tips for parents to relieve their children of discomforts after they have received immunizations.
   
   http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4015.pdf
6.   Vaccine Concerns (Copyright © Immunization Action Coalition) (PDF - 125KB) - If you are a parent and are concerned about vaccines and how they affect your children, then this is the publication for you. This publication answers several myths about vaccines and how vaccines affect your children.
   
   www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4038.pdf

Organizations

1.   National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , CDC, OPHS, HHS
   
   http://www.cdc.gov/ncird/
2.   National Vaccine Program Office
   
   http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/
3. Immunization Action Coalition
   
   http://www.immunize.org/
4. National Network for Immunization Information
   
   http://www.immunizationinfo.org/

 

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Content last updated November 11, 2007

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