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2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine, Live, Intranasal
Published 10-2-09

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Published 10-2-09

Seasonal Influenza Vaccine, Live, Intranasal   
Published 8-11-09

Seasonal Influenza Vaccine, Inactivated
Published 8-11-09

Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) explain the benefits and risks of a vaccine to vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives. Federal law requires that VIS be handed out whenever certain vaccinations are given, and CDC has created a flyer for providers called CDC Instructions for the Use of VIS .

The VIS posted on this site are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) format. You will need  Adobe Reader  (a free software program) to view these documents.

Important Information for Michigan Health Care Providers
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 .

All influenza VIS are posted at top of page


English
Multiple Vaccines   9-18-08  More details below
Anthrax    3-10-10
Chickenpox   3-13-08 -- 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) 2-2-07 -- interim

(Two JE VISs are now available, one for each vaccine)
Japanese Encephalitis (JE-VAX)   3-1-10
Japanese Encephalitis (Ixiaro)   3-1-10

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella   (MMR) 3-13-08 -- interim
Meningococcal    1-28-08 -- interim
Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV7)  12-9-08 -  interim
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide   (PPSV23)  10-6-09
Polio   1-1-00
Rabies    10-6-09
Rotavirus    8-28-08 - interim
Shingles  (Zoster) 10-6-09
Smallpox   11-15-03
Td/Tdap    11-18-08 - interim
Typhoid   5-19-04
Yellow Fever   11-09-04

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.

VIS News from CDC
News about Vaccine Information Statements is posted on the CDC website.

Foreign language VIS
Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) are available in many languages. All the foreign language VIS obtained from the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) include information about MCIR.

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

VIS are available in these foreign languages:

All translated influenza VIS are posted at top of page

Please note that although we are in the process of getting all the translations posted, we have not yet completed this task. Therefore, if you need a foreign language VIS that has not yet been posted, 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.

The following foreign languages are listed in alphabetical order.

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

Arabic
Chickenpox   12-16-98  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
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
Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV7) 7-9-01
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.

Burmese
Chickenpox  12-16-98  ( When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
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

Chinese
Chickenpox 12-16-98  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
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
Meningococcal  10-07-05 Interim  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV7)  9-30-02
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  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)


All translated influenza VIS are posted at top of page

German
Chickenpox 12-16-98  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis  8-15-97  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
Haemophilus Influenzae Type b  (Hib) 12-16-98
Hepatitis A   8-25-98  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
Hepatitis B  12/16/98  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR)  12-16-98  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
Polio 1-1-00
Tetanus and Diphtheria  (Td) 6-10-94

Hindi
Chickenpox  12-16-98  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
Hepatitis A  8-25-98  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
Hepatitis B  7-11-01
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella 1-15-03
Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV7)  9-30-02

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

Japanese
Chickenpox  12-16-98  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis  7-30-01
Haemophilus Influenzae  Type b (Hib)  12-16-98
Hepatitis A  8/25/98  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
Hepatitis B  7-11-01
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR) 1-15-03
Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV7)  9-30-02
Polio  1-1-00
Tetanus and Diphtheria  (Td) 6-10-94 


All translated influenza VIS are posted at top of page

Polish
Hepatitis B   7-11-01

Punjabi
Chickenpox  12-16-98  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis 7-30-01
Haemophilus Influenzae  Type b (Hib) 12-16-98
Hepatitis A  8-25-98  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
Hepatitis B 7-11-01
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella 12-16-98  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV7) 9-30-02
Polio 1-01-00
Tetanus and Diphtheria (Td) 6-10-94

Russian
Chickenpox 12/16/98  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis7-30-01
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
Meningococcal 10/07/05 Interim  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV7) 7/09/01  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.)
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PPV23)  7-29-97
Polio 1-1-00
Smallpox 11-15-03
Tetanus and Diphtheria (Td) 6-10-94 


All translated influenza VIS are posted at top of page


Spanish 
Multiple Vaccines  1-30-08  More details
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) 2-2-07 -- Interim
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR) 1-15-03
Meningococcal  10-7-05 -- interim
Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV7) 9-30-02
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide   (PPSV23)  4-16-09
Polio  1-1-00
Rabies  1-12-06
Rotavirus  4-12-06 -- Interim
Shingles (Zoster) 9/11/06 -- Interim
Smallpox  11-15-03
Tetanus and Diphtheria   (Td) 6-10-94
Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis  (Tdap) 7-12-06 -- Interim
Typhoid  5-19-04
Yellow Fever  11-09-04

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

Vietnamese
Chickenpox 12/16/98  (When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.) 
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
Pneumococcal Conjugate(PCV7)  9-30-02
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PPV23)  7-29-97
Polio 1-1-00
Smallpox 11-15-03
Tetanus and Diphtheria (Td) 6- 10-94 


All translated influenza VIS are posted at top of page 


Multi-vaccine VIS
In September 2008, CDC published a multi-vaccine Vaccine Information Statement (VIS). This 4-page (2 pages front & back) VIS contains 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.

CDC has also posted an FAQ on the multi-vaccine VIS .

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