vaccine safety resources American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) aap.org/immunization cdc.gov/vaccines

The AAP is an organization of 60,000 primary The CDC is a government resource care physicians, pediatric medical subspecialists and for safety. pediatric surgical subspecialists dedicated to the health, safety and well being of infants, children, The CDC web site includes: adolescents and young adults. • ACIP • Vaccine Adverse The AAP web site includes information recommendations Event Reporting System in both English and Spanish on: • National Health surveys • Clinical • Immunization • FAQs on diseases and Safety Assessment schedules • Vaccine Information Statements • Interactive schedulers • Audio clips of vaccine • Access to vaccines experts • Vaccine Safety • Web pages on safety Datalink

Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) EveryVaccinate Child By Your Two Baby (ECBT) immunize.org vaccinateyourbaby.org • ecbt.org

The IAC works to increase immunization rates Every Child By Two, founded by and and prevent disease by creating and distributing , is an organization devoted to raising educational materials for health professionals and awareness of the critical need for timely . the public that enhance the delivery of safe and ECBT’s Vaccinate Your Baby web site is a one-stop effective immunization services. shop for families with questions about vaccines. IAC’s web site includes: The Vaccinate Your Baby web site includes:

• Immunization handouts • Vaccine Information • Video FAQs from top • Information on vaccine for patients and staff Statements and experts development, ingredients translations and reasons for • Newsletters about • Vaccine safety studies recommended schedules vaccinating children • Ask the Experts Q&As • Links to Facebook page and adults for vaccinators and vaccine blog • Facts on diseases and • Immunization record vaccines cards Vaccine Education Center National Network for Immunization Information (NNii) vaccine.chop.edu immunizationinfo.org

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Vaccine Education NNii is a service provided by Immunizations for Center provides complete and up-to-date information Public Health, a Texas-based nonprofit corporation about vaccines to parents and health care professionals. dedicated to making immunization information available to those who need it. The Vaccine Education Center’s web site includes: NNii’s web site includes:

• Factsheets on • Information regarding • Factsheets on each • Vaccines common questions preventable diseases vaccine recommended for pregnant women such as thimerosal, and vaccines • Web pages on aluminum and the • Parents PACK, which safety issues, such • FAQs number of vaccines offers a web site as ingredients, recommended on the and monthly e-mail exposure parties and schedule newsletter the recommended • Videos and booklets schedule on vaccine safety

Institute for Vaccine Safety Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases (PKIDs) vaccinesafety.edu pkids.org

The Institute for Vaccine Safety provides an independent PKIDs’ mission is to educate the public about assessment of vaccines and vaccine safety. infectious diseases, the methods of prevention and transmission, the latest advances in medicine, and the The Institute’s web site includes: elimination of social stigma borne by the infected. • Independent evaluations laws and links to state PKIDs’ web site includes: of vaccine safety legislation • How vaccines and the • Stories of children • All vaccine components, • Vaccine schedules, immune system work who have had vaccine- including Thimerosal, recommendations, preventable diseases for approved vaccines package inserts and • What the world would manufacturers look like without • Q&As about vaccine • Vaccine exemption vaccines safety • Infectious Disease Workshop materials Books with Helpful Vaccine Information

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