• Td/Tdap   1-24-12 
• Important VIS Facts   1-24-12
• Japanese Encephalitis (Ixiaro)   12-7-11*
     * NOTE TO PROVIDERS: Boosters & Patients
  
• Polio  11-8-11 
• Hepatitis A     10-25-11  
• Meningococcal   10-14-11

2011-2012 Seasonal Live, Intranasal Influenza VIS
(published 7-26-11)  

• English   
• Amharic 
• Arabic 
• Armenian 
• Bengali 
• Karen 
• Spanish   

2011-2012 Seasonal Inactivated Influenza VIS 
(published 7-26-11) 

• English    
• Amharic   
• Arabic 
• Armenian 
• Bengali   
• Cambodian 
• Chinese   
• Farsi 
• Karen 
• Spanish    

Frequently Used Resources    

• Vaccine Information Statements    (VIS)  
• Important Information for Michigan Health Care Providers
• CDC: News about Vaccine Information Statements   
• It's Federal Law   (6-11)  

Facts about VIS   

Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) are information sheets produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that explain to vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives both the benefits and risks of a vaccine.  Federal law  requires that VIS be handed out whenever (before each dose) certain vaccinations are given.

The Important VIS Facts handout  includes a convenient table with all the most recent published dates of the Vaccine Information Statements. It is important to use only the most up-to-date versions of the VIS. When using VIS that have been translated to foreign languages, it is not always possible to use the most up-to-date versions. When the foreign language VIS is not the most current version, parents should also be given the current English version.  

Important Information for Health Care Providers in Michigan  
In Michigan, it is important that vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives be given the Michigan versions of VIS because they include information about the Michigan Care Improvement Registry  (MCIR). By state law in Michigan, parents must be informed about MCIR. Vaccine Information Statements that are obtained from other sources (e.g., from the CDC or IAC websites) do not contain information about MCIR.

Providers can order VIS through their local health departments 
MDCH makes multiple copies of most of the Vaccine Information Statements (VIS), with two exceptions. MDCH does not make multiple copies of influenza VIS or  foreign language VIS. With those exceptions, providers can order copies of the VIS through their local health departments. 

More information is posted on the CDC website  

• Fact Sheet for Vaccine Information Statements   
• CDC Instructions for the Use of VIS 

Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)   

English
Anthrax   3-10-10
Chickenpox  3-13-08
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis   5-17-07
Haemophilus Influenzae Type b   (Hib)  12-16-98
Hepatitis A   10-25-11
Hepatitis B   7-18-07
HPV Gardasil   5-3-11
HPV Cervarix   5-3-11
Influenza (Inactivated)   7-26-11
Influenza (Live, Intranasal)   7-26-11
Japanese Encephalitis (Ixiaro)   12-7-11 - NOTE TO PROVIDERS: Boosters & Patients
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella   (MMR) 3-13-08
Measles/Mumps/Rubella & Varicella  (MMRV)  5-21-10 
Meningococcal   10-14-11
Multiple Vaccines   9-18-08   (see information below)  
Pneumococcal Conjugate    (PCV13)  4-16-10 
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide   (PPSV23)  10-6-09 
Polio  11-8-11
Rabies   10-6-09 
Rotavirus   12-6-10 
Shingles  (Zoster) 10-6-09
Smallpox   10-2009
Td/Tdap   1/24/12
Typhoid    5-19-04
Yellow Fever   3-30-11  

How to find the revision dates on VIS
The revision date is located on the back of each VIS towards the bottom. Be sure your clinic or office is using only the most current VIS. When you receive an updated version, please discard any outdated VIS immediately. It is important to distribute only the most up-to-date Vaccine Information Statements. The Important VIS Facts   handout lists the revision dates of the most current VIS. 

Foreign language VIS  
Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) are available in multiple languages; see list below. When providers need VIS in additional languages, it is important to obtain them from this website, because the Michigan versions include information about MCIR. If the language that you are looking for is not on this website, please contact the MDCH Division of Immunization at 517-335-8159. (Please keep in mind that there is always a lag time after new or updated VIS are published in English). 

When the foreign language VIS is not the most current version, parents should also be given the current English version. 

VIS have been translated into these languages: 

All of the translated VIS are not yet posted online on this website. If you are in need of a translated VIS that has not yet been posted on this website, please call the MDCH Division of Immunization at (517) 335-8159. 

We would like to thank the Minnesota Department of Health, California Department of Health Services, San Francisco Department of Public Health, the NYC Department of Education, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Hawaii State Department of Health for providing many of these translations. 

Note about providing the most current version of the VIS
When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version. 

The following languages are listed in alphabetical order. 

All of the foreign language influenza VIS for the 2011-2012 flu season are posted at the top of this page. 

Amharic
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella     MMR 1-15-03
Polio   1-1-00  

Arabic
Chickenpox   12-16-98  
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis   7-30-01
Haemophilus Influenzae Type b   (Hib) 12-16-98
Hepatitis A   3-21-06
Hepatitis B   7-11-01
HPV Cervarix   5-3-11
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  MMR  1-15-03
Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV13)  4-16-10   
Polio   1-1-00
Tetanus and Diphtheria   (Td)  6-10-94

Arabic VIS in audio format are available courtesy of the  24 Languages Project at the University of Utah .   

Armenian
HPV Cervarix   5-3-11

Burmese
Chickenpox   12-16-98   (note about providing the most current VIS)  
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis   7-30-01
Haemophilus Influenzae Type b   (Hib)  12-16-98
Hepatitis A   3-21-06
Hepatitis B   7-11-01
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella   (MMR) 1-15-03 

Cambodian
HPV Cervarix   5-3-11

Chinese 
Chickenpox   12-16-98  (note about providing the most current VIS)  
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis   7-30-01
Haemophilus Influenzae    Type b   (Hib)  12-16-98
Hepatitis A   3-21-06
Hepatitis B   7-11-01
HPV Cervarix   5-3-11
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella   (MMR) 1-15-03 
Meningococcal      10-14-11
Pneumococcal Conjugate   (PCV13) 4-16-10  
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide   (PPV23)  7-29-97
Polio   1-1-00
Tetanus and Diphtheria (Td) 6-10-94
Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis  (Tdap) 5-31-06  Interim 

Farsi
HPV Cervarix   5-3-11

German
Chickenpox   12-16-98   (note about providing the most current VIS)  
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis  8-15-97 
Haemophilus Influenzae Type b   (Hib) 12-16-98
Hepatitis A    8-25-98
Hepatitis B   12-16-98
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR)  12-16-98
Polio   1-1-00
Tetanus and Diphtheria   (Td) 6-10-94   

Hindi  
Chickenpox   12-16-98   (note about providing the most current VIS)  
Hepatitis A    8-25-98
Hepatitis B    7-11-01
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella   1-15-03 

All of the foreign language influenza VIS for the 2011-2012 flu season are posted at the top of this page. 

Hmong
HPV Cervarix   5-3-11
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella    3-13-08
Pneumococcal Conjugate   (PCV13)  4-16-10 

Ilokano
Haemophilus Influenzae   Type b   (Hib)  12-16-98 

Japanese 
Chickenpox   12-16-98    (note about providing the most current VIS) 
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis   7-30-01
Haemophilus Influenzae   Type b  (Hib)  12-16-98
Hepatitis A   8/25/98 
Hepatitis B   7-11-01
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella   (MMR) 1-15-03
Polio   1-1-00
Tetanus and Diphtheria   (Td) 6-10-94   

Karen
Chickenpox  03-13-08
DTaP   05-17-07
Hepatitis A   03-21-06
Hepatitis B   07-18-07
HPV Gardasil    05-03-11
HPV Cervarix    05-03-11
Meningococcal    01-28-08
Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR)    03-13-08
Multiple Vaccines    01-30-08
Pneumococcal Conjugate 13   (PCV13)   04-16-10
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide   (PPSV)    10-06-09
Polio    01-01-00
Rotavirus    12-06-10
Shingles    10-06-09

Nepali
Chickenpox   3-13-08  (note about providing the most current VIS)  
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DTaP)  5-17-07
Hepatitis B   7-18-07
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella   MMR  3-13-08
Polio   1-1-00
Tdap   11-18-08 

Polish 
Hepatitis B    7-11-01   

Punjabi
Chickenpox    12-16-98    (note about providing the most current VIS) 
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis   7-30-01
Haemophilus Influenzae    Type b   (Hib) 12-16-98
Hepatitis A   8-25-98
Hepatitis B   7-11-01
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella   12-16-98
Polio   1-01-00
Tetanus and Diphtheria   (Td)  6-10-94 

Russian
Chickenpox  12/16/98    (note about providing the most current VIS) 
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis   7-30-01
Haemophilus Influenzae    Type b   (Hib) 12-16-98
Hepatitis A   3-21-06
Hepatitis B   7-11-01
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella   (MMR) 3-13-08
Meningococcal   10/07/05 Interim
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide   (PPV23)  7-29-97
Polio  1-1-00
Smallpox  11-15-03
Tetanus and Diphtheria  (Td) 6-10-94 

All of the foreign language influenza VIS for the 2011-2012 flu season are posted at the top of this page. 

Spanish
Anthrax    4-24-03
Chickenpox    1-10-07 -- Interim 
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis    5-17-07
Haemophilus Influenzae Type b    (Hib) 12-16-98
Hepatitis A    3-21-06
Hepatitis B    7-18-07 -- interim
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) (Gardasil)    3-30-10
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) (Cervarix)     3-30-10 
Influenza - 2011-2012 Seasonal Live, Intranasal Influenza VIS    7-26-11
Influenza - 2011-2012 Seasonal Inactivated Influenza VIS     7-26-11
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella    (MMR)  3-13-08
Measles/Mumps/Rubella & Varicella    (MMRV) 5-21-10  
Meningococcal   1-28-08 -- interim
Multiple Vaccines  9-18-08  More details  
Pneumococcal Conjugate   (PCV13)  4-16-10 
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide    (PPSV23)  4-16-09 
Polio   1-1-00
Rabies    1-12-06
Rotavirus     5-14-10
Shingles (Zoster)      10-6-09  
Smallpox    11-15-03
Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis     (Td/Tdap) 11-18-08
Typhoid    5-19-04
Yellow Fever   11-09-04  

Thai 
Chickenpox    1-10-07 -- Interim
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis   5-17-07
Haemophilus Influenzae Type b   (Hib)  12-16-98
Multi-vaccine VIS   9-18-08  
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide   (PPSV23)  10-6-09 

Turkish
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide    (PPSV23)   10-6-09
Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis   (Tdap) 11-18-08 -- interim 

Vietnamese
Chickenpox  12/16/98
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis   7-30-01
Haemophilus Influenzae    Type b  (Hib)  12-16-98
Hepatitis A   3-21-06
Hepatitis B   7-11-01
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella   (MMR)  3-13-08
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide   (PPV23)  7-29-97
Polio   1-1-00
Smallpox   11-15-03
Tetanus and Diphtheria   (Td) 6-10-94   

Note about providing the most current version of the VIS
When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version. 

Multi-vaccine VIS
This 4-page VIS includes information on routine 0-6 month vaccines -- i.e., DTaP, hepatitis B, IPV, PCV, Hib, and rotavirus. It can be used as an optional alternative to the existing individual VIS when any combination of these vaccines is administered during the same visit. (This includes combinations like Pediarix or Comvax.) In addition to the birth, 2, 4, & 6 month visits, this VIS could also be used for the 4th and 5th doses of DTaP and the 4th doses of PCV, IPV, or Hib, if they are given at the recommended ages. It should NOT be used when any of these vaccines are administered to adolescents or adults, because it doesn't contain information about risk factors, etc. for those ages. 

For more information 
The MDCH Division of Immunization created the   Use of the Multi-Vaccine VIS handout   to address questions concerning the use of this Vaccine Information Statement. 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the Multi-Vaccine VIS are posted on the CDC website .