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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.

All VIS files are in Adobe PDF format. They may be downloaded, printed, and used as camera-ready copy. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download a copy of it from the Adobe web site.

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Patients who take VISs home with them after vaccination may opt to download them onto a mobile device (e.g., iPhone, BlackBerry) in leiu of taking paper copies, which often get quickly thrown away.  A new web page (www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/vis-downloads.htm) has been created to give patients easy access to the VISs.  A link from the main VIS page (www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/default.htm) goes to this new page.

For more information, see the note on the VIS-News page (www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/vis-news.htm).

Also see the note on VIS-News about the elimination of separate "text only" VIS files.  These are no longer needed because .pdf files can now be made Section-508 compliant (i.e., accessible by screen-reader software) for the visually impaired.

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Vaccine Information Statements

All VISs are Adobe PDF documents.

ENGLISH
SPANISH

Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (DTaP) 5/17/07

Difteria-tétano y tos ferin a (DTaP) 5/17/07

Haemophilus Influenzae type b (Hib) 12/16/98

Haemophilus influenzae tipo b (Hib) 12/16/98

Hepatitis A 3/21/06

Hepatitis A 3/21/06

Hepatitis B 7/18/07

Hepatitis B 7/18/07

Human Papillomavirus (Gardasil) 3/30/10

Vacuna contra el HPV (Gardasil) 3/30/10

Human Papillomavirus (Cervarix) 3/30/10

Vacuna contra el HPV (Cervarix) 3/30/10

Seasonal Influenza (Inactivated) 8/10/10 new

Vacuna contra la influenza, Desactivada 8/10/10new

Seasonal Influenza (Live, Intranasal) 8/10/10 new

Vacuna Intranasal viva contra la influenza 8/10/10new

2009 H1N1 Influenza (Inactivated) 10/2/09

Vacuna contra la influenza 2009 H1N1, Inactivada 10/2/09

2009 H1N1 Influenza (Live, Intranasal) 10/2/09

Vacuna Intranasal viva contra la influenza 2009 H1N1 10/2/09

2009 H1N1 VISs in many additional languages can be found online at: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/default.htm#h1n1live

2009 H1N1 VISs in many additional languages can be found online at: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/default.htm#h1n1live

Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR) 3/13/08

Sarampión-paperas y rubela 3/13/08 NEW

Measles/Mumps/Rubella/Varicella (MMRV) 5/21/10

Vacuna MMRV (Contra Sarampion, Paperas, Rubeola Y Varicela) 5/21/10 NEW

Meningococcal 1/28/08

Vacuna Meningocócica 1/28/08 NEW

Multi-Vaccine VIS 9/18/08

This VIS may be used in place of individual VISs whenever routine birth through 6-month vaccines (DTaP, IPV, Hib, Hepatitis B, PCV, and Rotavirus) are administered at the same visit – including combination vaccines (e.g., Pediarix or Comvax) containing those components. When using this VIS, please check the boxes on the first page indicating which antigens are being administered.

Note that this VIS is 4 pages (2 pages front & back), instead of the usual 2.

Use of the Multi-vaccine VIS is optional. The individual VISs for these vaccines may still be used.

Las Primeras Vacunas Para Su Bebe 9/18/08 NEW

Pneumococcal Polysaccharide 10/6/09

Neumococo Polisacarida 10/6/09

Pneumococcal Conjugate 4/16/10

Neumocócica conjugada 4/16/10

Polio 1/1/00

Inyección contra el polio 1/1/00

Rotavirus 5/14/10

Vacuna contra el rotavirus 5/14/10

Shingles (Zoster) 10/6/09

Vacuna contra la culebrilla 10/6/09

Tetanus/Diphtheria (Td) or Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis (Tdap) 11/18/08

Tétanos (trismo) y Difteria (Td) 11-18-08 NEW

Tetanus/Diptheria/Pertussis (Tdap) 7/12/06

Tétanos, Difteria y Tos Ferina (Tdap) 7/12/06

Varicella (Chickenpox) 3/13/08

Varicela (Chickenpox) 1/10/07

Yellow Fever 11/9/04

Vacuna contra fiebre amarilla 11/9/04

Icon: Bioterrorism-related Anthrax4/24/03

Vacuna contra el Carbunco (Ántrax) 11/6/00
Icon: Bioterrorism-related Smallpox 11/15/03

Vacuna contra la Viruela 1/16/03

NOTE: The smallpox VIS should be used in conjunction with a packet of 5 supplements, CDC's Smallpox Information Packet, which contains these documents. Please note, there are supplements that come with this VIS, but the supplements have not been translated.

 

 


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Last Updated: September 2, 2010

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