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CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) WEBSITES

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)

NCIRD is an interdisciplinary immunization program that brings together vaccine-preventable disease science and research with immunization program activities. Its website provides information about vaccine-preventable diseases, the benefits and risks of immunization, vaccine licensures, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations, Vaccine Information Statements (VISs), and vaccine supply issues, as well as educational resources for the public and healthcare professionals.

ACIP is composed of 15 nonfederal experts in fields associated with immunization who provide guidance on the control of vaccine-preventable diseases. ACIP recommendations are available at: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip .

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Weekly Publication)

Immunization Safety Office (ISO)

ISO coordinates monitoring efforts for possible vaccine side effects, conducts epidemiological studies to determine whether an adverse event is caused by a vaccine, helps determine the appropriate public health response to vaccine safety concerns, and communicates the benefits and risks of vaccines.

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHHSTP)

NCHHSTP is responsible for public health surveillance, prevention research, and programs to prevent and control HIV, viral hepatitis, other sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis.

Traveler’s Health

This website provides health information on specific travel destinations, information on disease outbreaks, and ACIP vaccination recommendations for travelers of all ages.

CDC Yellow Book 2020: Health Information For International Travel

OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT IMMUNIZATION-RELATED WEBSITES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

CMS is the agency responsible for administering programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. A key section is “Immunization and Vaccine Resources” ( https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/OMH/resource-center/Immunization-Resources ), which includes links to resources and social media content. Use the search engine to find pay rates, billing instructions, and similar content.

National Institutes of Health, Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center (VRC)

VRC, part of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, was established to facilitate vaccine development research.

Department of Defense: Defense Health Agency Immunization Healthcare Branch

This website provides access to current immunization program information for the U.S. Department of Defense and the military services as well as disease and vaccine information. Note the content on DoD’s Continuous Quality Immunization Improvement Process (CQIIP).

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

HHS relaunched this website in 2021 to help the general public find information about COVID-19 vaccines, notably locations for vaccination.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)

CBER is the part of the FDA responsible for ensuring the safety, efficacy, purity, and potency of vaccine products. Information on currently licensed vaccines and their manufacturers is available at: https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines/vaccines-licensed-use-united-states .

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP)

This compensation program, enacted by Congress in 1986, is a no-fault alternative to the tort system for resolving claims resulting from adverse reactions to recommended vaccines. The site includes information on how to make a claim.

HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP)

Formerly the National Vaccine Program Office, OIDP has responsibility for coordinating and ensuring collaboration among the many federal agencies involved in vaccine and immunization activities. The website provides publications and reports on vaccine preventable diseases and information on vaccine safety, vaccine coverage, immunization laws, immunization registries, and reports by the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC).

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)

VAERS is a postmarketing safety surveillance program that collects information about adverse events that occur after the administration of U.S.-licensed vaccines. This website provides a nationwide mechanism by which adverse events following immunization can be reported, analyzed, and made available to the public.

STATE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS

State Immunization Websites

This Immunize.org website provides access to all state immunization program websites.

State/City/Territory Immunization Coordinators

This Immunize.org website provides access to the names and phone numbers of state, city, and territory immunization program managers, perinatal hepatitis B coordinators, Indian Health Service immunization coordinators, state and local rabies consultation contacts, and state and territorial epidemiologists.

State Immunization Requirements for School Entry

This Immunize.org website provides vaccination mandate information for childcare facilities, schools, and colleges. CDC also maintains a web page related to immunization requirements and laws at: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/laws/index.html .

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION-RELATED WEBSITES

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)

BMGF is dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals around the world by partnering with organizations to identify issues, find answers, and drive change in the areas of poverty, health, and education. Its Vaccine Delivery Program works to ensure that existing life-saving vaccines are introduced into countries where people need them most and supports innovation to develop new vaccines, as well as new delivery technologies and approaches.

Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (BMGMRI)

BMGMRI is a nonprofit biotech organization formed to develop products to fight malaria, tuberculosis, diarrheal disease, and improve outcomes in maternal and newborn health.

Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)

CEPI is a global partnership between public, private, philanthropic, and civil-society organizations, focused on developing vaccines to stop future epidemics. Formed in 2017, CEPI was quickly called on to help deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. CEPI, Gavi, and WHO organized the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility to coordinate international resources to enable equitable access to COVID-19 diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines.

End Polio Now

This website documents Rotary International’s work in the area of global polio eradication.

European Vaccine Initiative (EVI)

EVI is a European nonprofit product-development partnership that supports efforts to develop effective and affordable vaccines against diseases of poverty and emerging infectious diseases.

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Gavi is an international organization created in 2000 to improve access to new and underused vaccines for children living in the world’s poorest countries. Gavi brings together the public and private sectors with the shared goal of creating equal access to vaccines for children.

Global Polio Eradication Initiative

The fight to end polio is led by this organization, which includes Rotary International, UNICEF, CDC, WHO, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and governments of the world.

International Society for Vaccines (ISV)

ISV engages, supports, and sustains the professional goals of a diverse membership addressing all areas relevant to vaccines.

International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC)

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health established IVAC to increase access to life-saving vaccines and serve as a source of international vaccine policy information and analysis.

International Vaccine Institute (IVI)

Based in Seoul, the IVI is an independent, nonprofit, international organization founded on the belief that the health of people in developing countries can be dramatically improved by the use of new and improved vaccines.

Measles & Rubella Initiative

The Measles & Rubella Initiative is a global partnership committed to ensuring no child dies from measles or is born with congenital rubella syndrome.

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

PAHO is an international public health agency working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas.

PATH

PATH is a nonprofit organization that works to enable communities to break long-standing cycles of poor health throughout the world.

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