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<p><a href="/vaccines/hcp/vis/downloads/vis-history.pdf" class="" target="_blank">Read about the evolution and history of Vaccine Information Statements<span aria-label=" pdf icon" role="img" class="sr-only"></span><span class="cdc-link-icon cdc-link-icon--pdf" aria-hidden="true"></span></a>.</p> </div> <div class="dfe-section" data-section="cdc_generic_section_2"> <a class="onThisPageAnchor" id="cdc_generic_section_2-viss-are-required-by-law" name="VISs%20are%20required%20by%20law" title="VISs are required by law"></a><h2>VISs are required by law</h2> <p>All vaccine providers, public or private, are required by the National Vaccine Childhood Injury Act (NCVIA – <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2010-title42/pdf/USCODE-2010-title42-chap6A-subchapXIX-part2-subpartc-sec300aa-26.pdf" target="_blank" class="tp-link-policy" rel="noreferrer" data-domain-ext="gov">42 U.S.C. § 300aa-26<span aria-label=" pdf icon" role="img" class="sr-only"></span><span class="cdc-link-icon cdc-link-icon--pdf" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="visually-hidden sr-only" aria-label=" external icon" role="img"></span><span class="cdc-icon-external cdc-link-icon" aria-hidden="true" alt="external icon"></span></a>) to give the appropriate VIS to the patient (or parent or legal representative) prior to every dose of specific vaccines.</p> <p>The appropriate VIS must be given <strong>prior</strong> to the vaccination, and must be given prior to <strong>each dose</strong> of a multi-dose series. It must be given <strong>regardless of the age</strong> of the recipient.</p> </div> <div class="dfe-section" data-section="cdc_generic_section_3"> <a class="onThisPageAnchor" id="cdc_generic_section_3-ways-to-give-a-vis" name="Ways%20to%20give%20a%20VIS" title="Ways to give a VIS"></a><h2>Ways to give a VIS</h2> <ul class="nested-list"> <li class="level-1">Paper copies of the VIS can be printed and given to patients prior to vaccination.<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Permanent, laminated office copies may be given to patients to read prior to vaccination.<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Patients may view VISs on a computer monitor or other video display.<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Patients may read the VIS on their phone or other digital device by downloading the pdf file from CDC's website.<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Patients may be given a copy of a VIS during a prior visit, or told how to access it through the internet, so they can read it in advance. These patients must still be offered a copy to read during the immunization visit, as a reminder.<ul> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><em>Patients must still be offered a copy of the VIS to take away following the vaccination. The patient may decline.</em></p> </div> <div class="dfe-section" data-section="cdc_generic_section_4"> <a class="onThisPageAnchor" id="cdc_generic_section_4-where-to-get-viss" name="Where%20to%20get%20VISs" title="Where to get VISs"></a><h2>Where to get VISs</h2> <p>CDC maintains a current English language VIS for each vaccine. You and your patients can</p> <ul class="nested-list"> <li class="level-1">View and display the web page<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Download and print the PDF file<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Import the RTF (text) file into an electronic system<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">View on a smartphone, tablet or other web-accessible mobile device<ul> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="dfe-section" data-section="cdc_generic_section_5"> <a class="onThisPageAnchor" id="cdc_generic_section_5-translations" name="Translations" title="Translations"></a><h2>Translations</h2> <p>VISs have been translated into about 40 languages. These can be found on the website of CDC's partner, <a href="https://www.immunize.org/vis/" class="ce-selection tp-link-policy" rel="noreferrer" data-domain-ext="org">immunize.org<span class="visually-hidden sr-only" aria-label=" external icon" role="img"></span><span class="cdc-icon-external cdc-link-icon" aria-hidden="true" alt="external icon"></span></a>. Not every VIS has been translated into every language.</p> </div> <div class="dfe-section" data-section="cdc_generic_section_6"> <a class="onThisPageAnchor" id="cdc_generic_section_6-other-provider-responsibilities" name="Other%20provider%20responsibilities" title="Other provider responsibilities"></a><h2>Other provider responsibilities</h2> <p>In addition to distributing VISs, as described above, providers are required to record specific information in the patient's medical record (which can include an electronic medical record), or in a permanent office log:</p> <ul class="nested-list"> <li class="level-1">The edition date of the VIS (found on the back at the right bottom corner).<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">The date the VIS is provided (i.e., the date of the visit when the vaccine is administered).<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">The office address and name and title of the person who administers the vaccine.<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">The date the vaccine is administered.<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">The vaccine manufacturer and lot number.<ul> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>Providers may add the name, address, and contact information of their practice to an existing VIS, but may not make any substantive changes.</p> <p>In addition to providing a VIS to patients to read, you can</p> <ul class="nested-list"> <li class="level-1">read it to them,<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">provide a videotaped version,<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">give additional printed material,<ul> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>or help recipients understand the disease and vaccine in any other way.</p> <p>Always offer the patient an opportunity to ask questions about the vaccine you are giving them.</p> <p><strong>VISs for these vaccines are required</strong> under the NCVIA, as of March 2013:</p> <ul class="nested-list"> <li class="level-1">Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis containing vaccines (DTaP, DT, Td, and Tdap)<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1"><em>Haemophilus influenzae</em> type b (Hib)<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Hepatitis A<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Hepatitis B<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Human Papillomavirus (HPV)<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Influenza (both Inactivated and Live, Intranasal vaccines)<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">MMR<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">MMRV<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Meningococcal<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV)<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Polio<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Rotavirus<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Varicella<ul> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>VISs also exist for vaccines that are <strong>not</strong> covered by the NCVIA. CDC encourages healthcare providers to use these whenever they give one of these vaccines, but they <strong>must</strong> be used when the vaccine is purchased under CDC contract. The legal basis for this is not the NCVIA, but a "Duty to Warn" clause in CDC's vaccine contracts.</p> <p>These vaccines are:</p> <ul class="nested-list"> <li class="level-1">Adenovirus (Military Use Only)<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Anthrax<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Cholera<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">COVID-19<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Dengue<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Japanese Encephalitis (Ixiaro)<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Mpox<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Pneumococcal Polysaccharide<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Rabies<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Shingles<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE)<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Typhoid<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Yellow Fever<ul> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="dfe-section" data-section="cdc_generic_section_8"> <a class="onThisPageAnchor" 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