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2009 Childhood & Adolescent Immunization Schedule - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer this information.

Childhood Vaccines: What They Are and Why Your Child Needs Them - The American Academy of Family Physicians offers this advice.

Vaccine Information Statements- 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 certain vaccinations are given. Check the site for many statements in foreign languages.

Adult Immunization - The American College of Preventive Medicine Practice Policy Statement and Guidelines for immunizations for adults.

Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program - The military provides this anthrax vaccine update. You will need Flash in order to see all the fancy special effects.

Common Questions on Vaccine Safety - Learn more from the CDC.

Community Immunity (Herd Immunity) - Learn what this phrase means, from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Flu Shots - Learn from the Mayo Clinic why getting a flu shot is a good idea.

Frequently Asked Questions About Immunizations - KidsHealth has created this review for parents.

Frequently Asked Questions about Multiple Vaccinations and the Immune System - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers this set of questions and answers.

If We Stopped Vaccinating... - Read what would happen if we stopped the vaccination programs.

Immunization Chart - KidsHealth offers this handy chart.

Immunization Information from AAP - The American Academy of Pediatrics offers extensive information about immunizations.

Immunization Issues: Evaluating Information about Vaccines on the Internet - Learn how to tell truth from hype, from the National Network for Immunization Information.

Immunization Issues: Vaccine Misinformation - Detailed information on this topic from the National Network for Immunization Information.

Immunizations: What You Need To Know Before Traveling Abroad - Check to be sure you are up to date before leaving the country.

Immunizations from NOAH - The librarians at the NY Academy of Medicine and the NY Public Library have created this site.

MedlinePlus:Childhood Immunization - The National Library of Medicine provides these links to quality sites, some in Spanish, about immunizations and children.

MedlinePlus: Immunization - MedlinePlus is a portal from the National Library of Medicine to many quality sites on immunizations and vaccinations.

National Network for Immunization Information - Read more about immunizations and the diseases they help prevent at this site.

Parent's Guide to Kids' Vaccines - The Food and Drug Administration has issued this bulletin.

Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunization - Questions you will be asked before being given an immunization.

Shots for Safety - Learn which vaccines are most important for seniors.

Six Common Misconceptions about Vaccination - Straight talk from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about six misconceptions that appear in literature about vaccination, along with explanations of why they are misconceptions.

Vaccine Adverse Event Report System - Learn more about vaccines, and report an incident, if you need to, to the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.

Vaccine Development and Testing - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describe how vaccines are made and tested.

Vaccine Shortages - The American Academy of Family Physicians explains about vaccine shortages.

Vaccines Needed by Teens and College Students - Learn which ones are important, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Vaccines: Top 5 Myths about Childhood Vaccines - The Mayo Clinic offers this information.

What Is a Vaccine? The answer to the question comes from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

What Vaccines Do You Need? - This question is for adolescents and adults to help them figure out which shots they need to keep safe.

What If You Don't Immunize Your Child? - Find out what can happen, from the Immunization Action Coalition.

What's the Story? Childhood Immunizations - The American Council on Science and Health has published this information.

Who Should NOT Get Immunized With These Vaccines? - The CDC tells the answer to the question.

Your Child's Immunizations - KidsHealth has written this information on immunizations for concerned parents.