Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)
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2013-14 Influenza Season: Flu VIS
The flu VIS will be made available in multiple languages for the 2013-14 season. There is always a lag time after new or updated VIS are published in English. Please ensure that your patients receive information consistent with the current English-language version of the following VIS.
Influenza (IIV) (English) 7-26-13
Influenza (LAIV) (English) 7-26-13
Facts about VIS
A Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) is a one-page (two-sided) information sheet, produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). VIS inform vaccine recipients - or their parents or legal representatives - about the benefits and risks of a vaccine. Federal law requires that VIS be given out whenever certain vaccinations are given. The VIS must be given out at the time of each vaccination - prior to administration of the vaccine.
The Important VIS Facts handout includes a 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.
Attention Michigan Healthcare 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 Local Health Departments
The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) makes multiple copies of most of the Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) available to local health departments, with two exceptions. MDCH does not provide multiple copies of influenza VIS or foreign language VIS. With those exceptions, providers can order copies of the VIS through their local health departments free of charge.
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Finding the Revision Date 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 all 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.
Translations
Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) are available in many languages (see list below). When providers need VIS in additional languages, it is important to obtain them from the Michigan Department of Community Health, because the Michigan versions include information about the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR).
If you are in need of a translation that has not yet been posted on this website, please call the MDCH Division of Immunization at (517) 335-8159.
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.
Amharic
Arabic
Please note: When the foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the current English version should also be given to the parent or patient.
Armenian
Bengali
Please note: When the foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the current English version should also be given to the parent or patient.
Burmese
Cambodian
Chinese - Traditional
Chinese - Simplified
Please note: When the foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the current English version should also be given to the parent or patient.
Chuukese
Farsi
French
German
Haitian-Creole
Please note: When the foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the current English version should also be given to the parent or patient.
Hindi
Hmong
Ilokano
Indonesian
Please note: When the foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the current English version should also be given to the parent or patient.
Japanese
Laotian
Karen
Korean
Please note: When the foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the current English version should also be given to the parent or patient.
Marshallese
Nepali
Polish
Portuguese
Punjabi
Please note: When the foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the current English version should also be given to the parent or patient.
Russian
Somali
Spanish
Tagalog
Thai
Turkish
Urdu
Vietnamese
Yiddish
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.
Multiple Vaccines 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
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the Multi-Vaccine VIS are posted on the CDC website.
Out-of-date Translations
The translations for some VISs on our website are from previously published English-language versions that have since been updated. Unfortunately, MDCH is not always able to obtain translations as updates are issued. Please ensure that your patients receive information consistent with the current English-language version of the following VISs.
The flu VIS will be made available in multiple languages for the 2013-14 season. There is always a lag time after new or updated VIS are published in English. Please ensure that your patients receive information consistent with the current English-language version of the following VISs.
The following are last year's translations of the 7/2/12 Inactivated Influenza VIS, for which we have not yet received the translations for 2013/2014:
The following are last year's translations of the 7/2/12 Live, Intranasal Influenza VIS, for which we have not yet received the translations for 2013/2014:
