Connect to basic vaccine information that healthcare professionals need, including federal government documents.
Vaccine Recommendations
CDC and some healthcare professional organizations make recommendations for the use of licensed vaccines. These publications are detailed and include the evidence, justification, and clinical considerations for recommending vaccination for specific groups of people.
CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Vaccine Recommendations
The ACIP develops recommendations for CDC on how to use vaccines and passive immunizations to control diseases in the United States. Immunize.org has a searchable database of vaccine-specific and comprehensive (e.g., occupational) ACIP recommendations.
Healthcare Professional Organization (HPO) Vaccine Recommendations
Immunize.org has a searchable database of vaccine-specific and comprehensive (e.g., occupational) recommendations from medical societies and other healthcare professional organizations that publish vaccination recommendations for the populations they serve. These may differ from recommendations made by ACIP.
Vaccines A-Z
Each webpage in this section is dedicated to a single vaccine or disease. Each page includes clinical resources for vaccination providers, handouts for patients, vaccine recommendations, photos of vaccine-preventable diseases, and more.
Immunize.org maintains an annually updated suite of resources for seasonal respiratory viruses, including influenza, RSV, and COVID-19. These resources, such as this simple one-page reference guide to influenza vaccine products for the current influenza season, can help you prepare for and manage every fall vaccination season.
Package Inserts & Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates biological products, including vaccines. Immunize.org maintains a searchable page with all package inserts and FDA product approvals for all vaccines. Content of a package insert includes:
- Indications and usage for specific populations
- Dosage and administration
- Contraindications, warnings, precautions
- Clinical studies experience
Vaccine Manufacturers
This Immunize.org page has contact information for each vaccine manufacturer with a list of their licensed vaccines in the United States.
Other Immunize.org Websites
VaccineInformation.org
Basic information for the public on routine and travel vaccines is available through the Diseases landing page.
LetsGetRealAboutVaccines.org
Information about child and teen vaccines and the diseases they prevent with content for families and healthcare professionals. Content also available in Spanish.
External Resources
Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, a.k.a. the “Pink Book”
The Pink Book has comprehensive information for healthcare professionals on routinely used vaccines. Chapters on each vaccine cover vaccine schedules, efficacy, safety, contraindications and precautions, and detailed disease information.
For information about travel health and vaccination, see the following:
Travelers’ Health
This website is for both travelers and healthcare professionals and includes travel alerts and up-to-date destination-specific health information.
CDC Yellow Book
This covers a variety of travel medicine topics for healthcare professionals.
Vaccines & Diseases
This section of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Vaccine Education Center website covers dozens of diseases with each page focused on a disease, its vaccine(s), relative risks and benefits, and includes references.