Fact-based rebuttals to common myths about childhood vaccinations.

This web page provides up-to-date information on regional and global incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases, as well as rates of immunization coverage. Most of the data is derived from official reports by World Health Organization (WHO) Member …

This brochure describes the Global Immunization Vision and Strategy (GIVS), which aims to protect more people against more diseases. It describes achievements in childhood immunization and the benefits of this key and cost-effective health …

This article, published in The Lancet, argues that the failure of parental acceptance of safe and effective vaccination could be the biggest hurdle to realization of successful development and implementation of vaccines in the coming decades. The …

This editorial, published by Nature Reviews Microbiology, reports that although vaccines are one of the most cost-effective ways to protect against infectious diseases, immunization rates have fallen due to concerns about vaccine safety, which has …

In December 2010, global health leaders committed to making the next 10 years the Decade of Vaccines - to ensure discovery, development, and delivery of lifesaving vaccines globally, especially to the poorest countries. This special series of …

Answers to a number of common questions, provided by the UK national immunization program.

This report analyzes global immunization progress and challenges, with a focus on regional activities.

This simple, attractive, trifold brochure for parents was created by the Child Vaccination Program in New York City and was modified and reprinted by the Immunization Action Coalition.

This eight-page paper on local advocacy was written with doctors, nurses, and health educators in mind. It contains many practical suggestions for grassroots initiatives supporting immunization. An Africa-specific version was published in the …

This one page article, written by a pediatrician who is also a mom, summarizes the vaccines used in the US and the diseases they protect against. The article comes from an issue of the newsletter published by Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases …

This website provides information about Shot@Life, a campaign that educates, connects, and empowers Americans to champion vaccines as one of the most cost-effective ways to save the lives of children in developing countries. As a national call to …

In this four-page interview Dr. Bruce Gellin, head of the National Network for Immunization Information, discusses parental concerns and the consequences of parents choosing not to vaccinate their children.

The State of the World’s Children 2008 provides a wide-ranging assessment of the current state of child survival and primary health care for mothers, newborns and children. It examines lessons learned in child health during the past few …

This web page provides a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statement on the safety of thimerosal in vaccines and links to CDC and outside resources that provide further information on this topic. 

This awareness campaign was launched by Every Child by Two, an organization devoted to raising awareness of the critical need for timely immunization and to foster a systematic way to immunize all of America's children by age two. This campaign's …

Extensive information for parents and health care professionals on vaccines, including videos and information sheets.

This page contains vaccine information statements for a variety of childhood immunizations. Materials are available in many languages other than English.

Brochures on the vaccines commonly given to US children. The sheets often are provided by pediatricians when discussing immunization with parents.

This article, which serves as an introduction to The Lancet's series New Decade of Vaccines, discusses the opportunity that the vaccine community has to rewrite the terms of engagement between vaccines and communities threatened with …

This 32-page booklet is excerpted from a book published in 2011, and was developed by the Vaccine Education Center of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to serve as a resource for parents. Topics covered include: general questions about vaccine …

This page provides numerous photos of people with vaccine-preventable diseases. Some photos may be graphic.

The Vaccines for Africa website is intended to be an interactive forum for the exchange of accurate, up-to-date, and evidence-based information on vaccines and immunization practices relevant to Africa, and to be a strategic resource for health …

This important UNICEF report warns of vaccine shortages serious enough to jeopardize immunization programs for children throughout the world.

A translation of a booklet developed for Thai parents. It may provide ideas for development of health education materials.