Read about a framework for thinking about vaccine communication.

Find out about the results of the recent NIS-Teen Survey and test yourself with related questions.

Find out how standing orders can improve vaccination rates and find tools for implementing them in your practice.

Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) are developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and provide a standardized way to present basic information to patients about vaccine benefits and possible adverse events. Find out more about how to use them correctly.

Find out more about why human fetal cells came to be used for making vaccines, including rubella, chickenpox, shingles, hepatitis A and one version of rabies vaccine.

Have you had the challenge of deciphering a foreign immunization record lately? The process can be confusing and time consuming especially if you don’t have the resources to interpret the records. If you have had this type of issue or think you might in the future, read this article.

Varicella disease used to be considered a “rite of passage” during childhood. Yet, since the vaccine has become available, the disease has become less common. So much so, that you might not see it regularly or at all in your practice. Check how well you know your facts about chickenpox.

Before giving any doses of vaccines, clinicians should make sure patients and parents are carefully questioned about contraindications or precautions to vaccination. Find out about resources available to help clinicians ensure these details are not overlooked

Find information on how doctor offices can help their patients track down missing immunization records so the child won’t need to repeat doses or be completely revaccinated.

Unfortunately, it is all too easy to make a vaccine administration error. And even more unfortunately, the error is likely impossible to undo. So be careful to do the “right” thing the first time.