This article, published in Clinical Microbiology Reviews, reviews the changing epidemiology of meningococcal disease in the United States, issues related to vaccine prevention, and recommendations on the use of the polysaccharide conjugate …

This article, published in Pediatrics, discusses the issue of public trust in the safety and efficacy of vaccines and how it is one key to the success of immunization programs within the United States and globally. Allegations of harm from …

This article, published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, reviews routine vaccination with a single dose of conjugated meningococcal C vaccine at 14 months and a catch-up campaign, which has reduced the incidence of meningococcal C …

Helpful information about hepatitis B risks, transmission, symptoms, and prevention through immunization.

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 study, published in The Lancet, carried out a retrospective survey of the incidence of Hib meningitis over five decades in the Greater Helsinki area of Finland, where all children with bacterial meningitis are treated in one of three …

This article, published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, describes the epidemiology and clinical spectrum of reactive arthritis (ReA) following culture-confirmed infection with bacterial enteric pathogens in a population-based study in …

This study, published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, shows a dramatic reduction of acute gastroenteritis hospitalizations in the United States following the 2006 introduction of the RotaTeq® rotavirus vaccine. The study gathered …

This article, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, details studies conducted to determine the ability of a formalin inactivated vaccine candidate to protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease. Results from the study …

This web page provides a wide spectrum of information about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the United States. It offers a general overview of the disease as well as clinical, research, and surveillance information. Specific …

This article, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, describes a field trial conducted to evaluate an inactivated, alum-precipitated respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine and an aqueous trivalent parainfluenza virus vaccine. Study …

This article, published in The British Medical Journal, discusses a study examining biological and social risk factors for meningococcal disease in adolescents in six regions of England. The study finds that significant independent risk factors …

A meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) was introduced in the United States in 2005. Shortly after, case reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a serious demyelinating disease, began to be reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting …

This article, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, reports on a study that examined the rates of intussusception in  infants in the United States during the 1- to 7-day and 1- to 30-day windows following vaccination …

This fact sheet was developed to answer common questions about RotaShield® and the decision of the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to suspend its recommendation for use.

Basic information on rotavirus vaccines and their addition to the US routine immunization schedule.

Researchers used laboratory and hospital data of children admitted to two US hospitals with acute gastroenteritis to assess the need for routine rotavirus testing and determine disease burden. Findings confirmed the need for continued surveillance …

This article, published through Online First of the British Medical Journal, details a study wherein researchers evaluated the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of an AS03(B)/oil-in-water emulsion-adjuvanted (AS03(B)) split-virion versus …

This article, published in Infection and Immunity, reviews the serological basis for use of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccines in the United Kingdom and applies the criteria to toddlers to evaluate immune response. The results indicate …

This document reports on a high-level meeting about setting the immunization agenda through advocacy and communication, held in London in January 2008. The meeting was held jointly by the United Kingdom Department of Health and the World …

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 article, published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, discusses a study examining invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) cases from 1998 to 2007 from eight sites across the United States to assess the impact of 7-valent …

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 article, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, reports on surveillance conducted following rotavirus vaccine introduction in 2006 that noted a small increase in intussusception among US infants aged 8 to 11 weeks, who would have …

This article, published by The New England Journal of Medicine, details the findings of a single-center study in the United Kingdom to test the monovalent influenza A/California/2009 (H1N1) surface-antigen vaccine, in both MF59-adjuvanted and …