Vaccine Information Statements

Other Places To Get Help

Online Resource

Parents' Guide to Childhood Immunizations
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Web Address:	www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/parents-guide/default.htm
This booklet provides parents with detailed information about diseases that used to be common in childhood and the vaccines that can protect people from them now.

Organization

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Vaccines and Immunizations
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA  30333
Phone:	1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
TDD:	1-888-232-6348
E-mail:	cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Web Address:	www.cdc.gov/vaccines
The CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases offers information about vaccines and the diseases that can be prevented by immunization. The Web site includes the recommended immunization schedules for children, teens, and adults. There is also information about vaccine side effects and safety, school and state requirements, and immunization records. Interactive schedules are also available.

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Author:	Debby Golonka, MPH	Last Updated: May 29, 2008
Medical Review:	Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics
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