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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

  • Website for parents with childhood immunization information, including: how vaccines prevent disease, vaccine safety, vaccine ingredients, vaccines and your child's immune system

  • CDC schedules for children birth through 6 years old, 7 through 18 years old and 19 years and older

  • Website has the most updated version of the federally mandated vaccine information statements (VIS) for childhood immunizations

  • Create your own child's immunization schedule

Listening to baby's lungs

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

  • Childhood immunization information website prepared by pediatricians (doctors that specialize in caring for children) and members of the American Academy of Pediatrics

  • Information is available in English and in Spanish (en Español)

College Library

Vaccine Education Center (VEC)

  • The Vaccine Education Center (VEC) is a member of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Vaccine Safety Net based out of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. 

  • Vaccine information included on this website: vaccine history, safety, ingredients, schedule, science, news and updates, and a "Parents PACK" 

  • Also includes a free download for a vaccine app and a vaccine trivia game. 

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Vaccinate Your Family: The Next Generation of Every Child By Two (ECBT)

  • Vaccinate Your Family: The Next Generation of Every Child By Two (ECBT) is a nonprofit organization that has been around for over 25 years providing scientific and medically accurate childhood immunization information to the public from a panel of vaccine experts.

Vaccination

Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)

  • The IAC website has a lot of vaccine information resources for healthcare providers (for example doctors, nurses, medical assistants)

  • The IAC website also contains handouts for parents that have information on what to do after a child has received immunizations as well as question and answer information related to the various childhood vaccines. Handouts are in English and in Spanish (en Español).

School Bus & Children

CDC SchoolVaxView (United States State and Territory Child Care and School Vaccination Recommendations and Requirements)

  • SchoolVaxView is a source of information that gives estimates of the numbers of children attending child care (day care) or school who have received vaccinations. 

  • On this site you can learn more about other school vaccination topics such as state school vaccine laws, or how many children are immunized in the school your child attends.

 Scales of Justice

National Conferences of State Legislatures -  States With Religious and Philosophical Exemptions from School Immunization Requirements

  • All 50 states have laws requiring certain vaccines for children attending schools or daycare facilities.

  • This website has a map of the United States color-coded to show you which states allow religious and personal belief exemptions for school immunizations. 

  • All 50 states allow exemptions to children with medical reasons for not receiving school immunizations.

  • This website also contains links to state websites where you can find that state's school immunization laws. 

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