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Adult immunization: importance of staying up to date with vaccines
This fact sheet describes the reasons why it's important that adults stay up to date with their vaccinations [#P4033]
After the shots...what to do if your child has discomfort
Tip sheet for parents describing how to reduce fever, including medication dosages for various ages and weights of children [#P4015]
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Chickenpox (varicella): questions and answers
Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents [#P4202]
Clear answers and smart advice about your baby's shots by Ari Brown, MD, FAAP
This piece, written by Dr. Ari Brown, gives clear answers to parents' questions about vaccines [#P2068]
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RUSSIAN
Diphtheria: questions and answers
Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents [#P4203]
Don't take chances with your family's health - make sure you all get vaccinated against influenza every year!
Give this piece to patients/parents to inform them about influenza vaccine [#P4069]
Evidence shows vaccines unrelated to autism
Co-authored with the Autism Science Foundation, this handout explains to parents why experts say vaccines do not cause autism [#P4028]
Hepatitis A: questions and answers
Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents [#P4204]
Hepatitis B: questions and answers
Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents [#P4205]
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib): questions and answers
Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents [#P4206]
Human papillomavirus (HPV): a parent's guide to preteen and teen HPV vaccination
Two-page handout provides answers to common questions about HPV and HPV vaccination [#P4250]
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SPANISH
Human papillomavirus (HPV): questions and answers
Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents [#P4207]
Immunizations for babies – a guide for parents
Picture of the shot schedule [#P4010]
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Influenza: questions and answers
Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents [#P4208]
MMR vaccine does not cause autism. Examine the evidence!
Rundown of studies that refute any connection between MMR and autism [#P4026]
Measles: questions and answers
Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents [#P4209]
Meningococcal: questions and answers
Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents [#P4210]
Mumps: questions and answers
Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents [#P4211]
Personal belief exemptions for vaccination put people at risk. Examine the evidence for yourself
Evidence from the medical literature that personal belief exemptions play a role in vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks; includes citations, summaries, key findings, and links to abstracts [#P2069]
Pertussis (whooping cough): questions and answers
Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents [#P4212]
Pneumococcus: questions and answers
Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents [#P4213]
Polio: questions and answers
Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents [#P4215]
Questions parents ask about vaccinations for babies
Two-page question-and-answer parent handout about vaccinating babies [#P4025]
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SPANISH
Reliable sources of immunization information: Where parents can go to find answers!
Handout listing IAC’s top choices for reliable information [#P4012]
Rotavirus: questions and answers
Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents [#P4217]
Rubella: questions and answers
Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents [#P4218]
Sample vaccine policy statement
This vaccine policy statement is for providers to give to patients and parents [#P2067]
Tetanus: questions and answers
Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents [#P4220]
Tips for locating old immunization records
This handout gives some ideas that might help for locating old immunization records [#P3065]
Top ten reasons to protect your child by vaccinating
This handout gives parents top ten reasons to protect children by vaccinating [#P4016]
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SPANISH
Vaccinations are safe: explaining why
Reviews the scientific evidence favoring routine vaccination, segmented by safety, components, compensation, the reasoning underlying vaccine policy, and other topics [#P2073]
Vaccinations for infants and children, age 0-10 years
Covers all vaccinations for infants and children [#P4019]
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Vaccinations for preteens and teens
Covers all vaccinations for adolescents [#P4020]
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Vaccine Injury Compensation Programs an effective balance of public health and personal remedy
This handout describes the historical basis and public-policy rationale for the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program as well as the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program that covers COVID-19 diagnostic tests, treatments, and vaccines, including the programs' benefits for both society and individual vaccine recipients [#P2075]
Vaccines work!
CDC statistics demonstrate dramatic declines in vaccine-preventable diseases when compared with the pre-vaccine era [#P4037]
What if you don't vaccinate your child?
One-page parent handout describing the consequences of not vaccinating your child [#P4017]
When do children and teens need vaccinations?
Simple table for parents depicting the immunization schedule for children [#P4050]
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You're 16...we recommend these vaccines for you!
One-page handout for 16-year-olds and their parents about the vaccines recommended for them (MenACWY, MenB, HPV, Influenza) [#P4022]
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