Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)

Agency: Community Health

New & Recently Updated Materials

• Influenza Provider Information Sheet  9-26-13  New from CDC!
• Rotavirus VIS  8-26-13  NOTE TO PROVIDERS
• Important VIS Facts  8-26-13
• Influenza (IIV) VIS  (English)  7-26-13
• Influenza (LAIV) VIS  (English)  7-26-13
• Michigan's Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) Policy  6-20-13

Frequently Used Resources

• Vaccine Information Statements  (VIS)  
• Important Information for Michigan Health Care Providers
• CDC: News about Vaccine Information Statements

Translations of Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)

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

	Arabic	Chuukese	Marshallese	Tagalog
	Armenian	Farsi	Polish	Thai
	Bengali	French	Russian	Turkish
	Burmese	Hmong	Somali	Urdu
	Cambodian	Ilokano	Spanish	Vietnamese
	Chinese - Traditional	Indonesian
	Chinese - Simplified	Korean

 
Influenza (LAIV)   (English)  7-26-13

	Arabic	Chuukese	Marshallese	Tagalog
	Armenian	Farsi	Polish	Thai
	Bengali	French	Russian	Turkish
	Burmese	Hmong	Somali	Urdu
	Cambodian	Ilokano	Spanish	Vietnamese
	Chinese - Traditional	Korean
	Chinese - Simplified

 
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.

Additional Information

• Fact Sheet for Vaccine Information Statements  
• CDC Instructions for the Use of VIS
• It's Federal Law!

 

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    2-2-12
• HPV Gardasil   5-17-13
• HPV Cervarix   5-3-11
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13
• Japanese Encephalitis (Ixiaro)   12-7-11   NOTE TO PROVIDERS
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella   (MMR)   4-20-12
• Measles/Mumps/Rubella & Varicella  (MMRV)  5-21-10
• Meningococcal   10-14-11
• Multiple Vaccines  11-16-12  (see additional information)
• Pneumococcal Conjugate   (PCV13)  2-27-13
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide   (PPSV23)  10-6-09
• Polio  11-8-11
• Rabies   10-6-09
• Rotavirus   8-26-13   NOTE TO PROVIDERS  NEW
• Shingles  (Zoster) 10-6-09
• Smallpox   10-2009
• Tdap   5-9-13       
• Td/Tdap   1-24-12 - Use for Td until "Td only" VIS is available
• Typhoid    5-29-12
• Yellow Fever   3-30-11

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	French	Korean	Somali
Arabic	German	Laotian	Spanish
Armenian	Haitian-Creole	Marshallese	Tagalog
Bengali	Hindi	Nepali	Thai
Burmese	Hmong	Polish	Turkish
Cambodian	Ilokano	Portuguese	Urdu
Chinese - Traditional	Indonesian	Punjabi	Vietnamese
Chinese - Simplified	Japanese	Russian	Yiddish
Farsi	Karen

 
Amharic

• Influenza (IIV)   7-2-12
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-2-12
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  MMR  1-15-03
• Polio  1-1-00

Arabic

• 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   2-2-12
• HPV Cervarix   5-3-11
• HPV Gardasil   5-17-13
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Meningococcal  (MCV)   10-14-11
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  MMR  4-20-12
• Measles/Mumps/Rubella & Varicella  (MMRV)   5-21-10
• Multiple Vaccines  11-16-12  More details 
• Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV13)   2-27-13
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide  (PPSV23)   10-6-09
• Polio   1-1-00
• Rotavirus   12-6-10
• Shingles  (Zoster) 10-6-09
• Tdap   5-9-13
• Td/Tdap   1-24-12 - Use for Td until "Td only" VIS is available

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

• Chickenpox   3-13-08
• Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DTaP)   5-17-07
• Hepatitis A   10-25-11
• Hepatitis B   2-2-12
• Haemophilus Influenzae Type b   (Hib)  12-16-98
• HPV Cervarix   5-3-11
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella   (MMR)  4-20-12
• Meningococcal  (MCV)   10-14-11
• Measles/Mumps/Rubella & Varicella  (MMRV)  5-21-10
• Multiple Vaccines  11-16-12  More details
• Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV13)   2-27-13
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide   (PPSV23)  10-6-09
• Polio   11-8-11
• Rotavirus   12-6-10
• Shingles  (Zoster) 10-6-09
• Tdap   5-9-13
• Td/Tdap   1-24-12 - Use for Td until "Td only" VIS is available

Bengali

• Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis  (DTaP)   5-17-07
• HPV Gardasil   2-22-12
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Meningococcal   10-14-11
• Td/Tdap   1-24-12

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

• 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
• HPV Gardasil  5-17-13
• Influenza (IIV)  7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)  7-26-13  NEW
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR)  4-20-12
• Measles/Mumps/Rubella & Varicella  (MMRV)  5-21-10
• Multiple Vaccines   11-16-12
• Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV13)  2-27-13
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide  (PPSV23)  10-6-09
• Shingles  (Zoster)  10-6-09
• Tdap  5-9-13

Cambodian

• HPV Cervarix   5-3-11
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR)   4-20-12
• Multiple Vaccines  11-16-12  More details
• Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV13)   2-27-13
• Tdap   5-9-13

Chinese - Traditional

• Chickenpox   3-13-08
• 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
• HPV Gardasil   5-17-13
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR) 1-15-03
• Meningococcal   10-14-11
• Multiple Vaccines  11-16-12  More details
• Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV13)   2-27-13
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide  (PPV23)  7-29-97
• Polio  11-8-11
• Tdap   5-9-13
• Td/Tdap   1-24-12   Use for Td until "Td only" VIS is available

Chinese - Simplified

• Chickenpox   3-13-08
• Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis   (DTaP)   5-17-07
• Hepatitis A   10-25-11
• Hepatitis B   2-2-12
• Haemophilus Influenzae Type b   (Hib)  12-16-98
• HPV Cervarix   5-3-11
• HPV Gardasil   5-17-13
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR)  4-20-12
• Measles/Mumps/Rubella & Varicella  (MMRV)  5-21-10
• Meningococcal   (MCV)   10-14-11
• Multiple Vaccines  11-16-12
• Pneumococcal Conjugate   (PCV13)  2-27-13
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide   (PPSV23)  10-6-09
• Polio   11-8-11
• Shingles   10-6-09
• Tdap   5-9-13

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

• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW

Farsi 

• Chickenpox   3-13-08
• Hepatitis B   2-22-12
• HPV Cervarix   5-3-11
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Multiple Vaccines  11-16-12  More details
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR)   4-20-12
• Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV13)   2-27-13
• Shingles (Zoster)  10-6-09
• Tdap   5-9-13

French

• Chickenpox   3-13-08
• Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis  (DTaP)   5-17-07
• Haemophilus Influenzae Type b   (Hib)  12-16-98
• Hepatitis A   10-25-11
• Hepatitis B   2-2-12
• HPV Cervarix   5-3-11
• HPV Gardasil   5-17-13
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Meningococcal  (MCV)   10-14-11
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella   (MMR) 1-15-03
• Measles/Mumps/Rubella & Varicella  (MMRV)  5-21-10
• Multiple Vaccines  11-16-12  More details
• Pneumococcal Conjugate   (PCV13)   2-27-13
• Polio   11-8-11
• Tdap   5-9-13
• Td/Tdap   1-24-12 - Use for Td until "Td only" VIS is available

German

• Chickenpox   12-16-98
• 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
• Polio  1-1-00
• Tetanus and Diphtheria   (Td)  6-10-94   See note on out-of-date translations 

Haitian-Creole

• Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis 5-17-07
• Influenza (IIV)  7-2-12
• Influenza (LAIV)  7-2-12
• Meningococcal  10-14-11
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR)  4-20-12
• Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV13)  2-27-13

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

• Chickenpox   3-13-08
• Hepatitis A   10-25-11
• Hepatitis B   2-2-12
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella   4-20-12

Hmong

• HPV Cervarix  5-3-11
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  4-20-12
• Multiple Vaccines  11-16-12  More details
• Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV13)   2-27-13
• Tdap   5-9-13

Ilokano

• Haemophilus Influenzae Type b   (Hib)  12-16-98
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW

 Indonesian

• Chickenpox  3-13-08
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Hepatitis B  2-2-12

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

• Chickenpox  12-16-98
• 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   See note on out-of-date translations 

Laotian

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

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
• Influenza (IIV)  7-2-12
• Influenza (LAIV)  7-2-12
• 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

Korean

• Chickenpox   3-13-08
• Hepatitis B  2-2-12
• HPV Cervarix  5-3-11
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR)  4-20-12
• Multiple Vaccines  11-16-12  More details
• Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV13)   2-27-13
• Tdap   5-9-13

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

• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW

Nepali

• Chickenpox  3-13-08
• Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DTaP)  5-17-07
• Hepatitis B   7-18-07
• Influenza (IIV)   7-2-12
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  MMR  3-13-08
• Polio  1-1-00
• Tdap  11-18-08   See note on out-of-date translations

Polish

• Hepatitis B   7-11-01
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW

Portuguese

• Influenza (IIV)   7-2-12
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-2-12
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella   (MMR)   4-20-12
• Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV13)  2-27-13

Punjabi

• Chickenpox   12-16-98
• 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   See note on out-of-date translations

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

• 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 Gardasil   5-17-13
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR) 3-13-08
• Meningococcal  10/07/05
• Multiple Vaccines  11-16-12  More details
• Pneumococcal Conjugate   (PCV13)   2-27-13
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide  (PPV23)  7-29-97 
• Polio  1-1-00
• Smallpox  11-15-03
• Tdap   5-9-13
• Td/Tdap   1-24-12   Use for Td until "Td only" VIS is available

Somali

• HPV Gardasil   5-17-13
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Measles/Mumps/Rubella & Varicella  (MMRV)  5-21-10
• Multiple Vaccines  11-16-12  More details
• Pneumococcal Conjugate   (PCV13)   2-27-13
• Tdap   5-9-13

Spanish

• 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  2-2-12
• HPV Gardasil   5-17-13
• HPV Cervarix  5-3-11
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Japanese Encephalitis   3-1-10
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR)  4-20-12
• Measles/Mumps/Rubella & Varicella  (MMRV) 5-21-10
• Meningococcal  10-14-11
• Multiple Vaccines  11-16-12  More details
• Pneumococcal Conjugate   (PCV13)   2-27-13
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide  (PPSV23)   10-6-09
• Polio  11-8-11
• Rabies   10-6-09
• Rotavirus   12-6-10
• Shingles (Zoster)  10-6-09
• Smallpox  11-15-03
• Tdap   5-9-13
• Td/Tdap   1-24-12 - Use for Td until "Td only" VIS is available
• Typhoid  5-19-04
• Yellow Fever   3-30-11

Tagalog

• Chickenpox   3-13-08
• Hepatitis B 2-2-12
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR)  4-20-12
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Multiple Vaccines  11-16-12  More details
• Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV13)   2-27-13
• Tdap   5-9-13

Thai

• 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  2-2-12
• Influenza (IIV)  7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)  7-2-12
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR)  4-20-12
• Multiple Vaccines  11-16-12
• Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV13)  2-27-13
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide  (PPSV23)  10-6-09 
• Td/Tdap  1-24-12

 

Turkish

• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR)  4-20-12
• Pneumococcal Conjugate  (PCV13)  2-27-13
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide  (PPSV23)  10-6-09
• Td/Tdap   11-18-08

Urdu

• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW

Vietnamese

• 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  2-2-12
• HPV Gardasil   5-17-13
• Influenza (IIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Influenza (LAIV)   7-26-13  NEW
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR)  3-13-08
• Multiple Vaccines  11-16-12  More details
• Pneumococcal Conjugate   (PCV13)   2-27-13
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide  (PPV23)  7-29-97
• Polio  1-1-00
• Smallpox  11-15-03
• Tdap   5-9-13
• Td/Tdap   1-24-12   Use for Td until "Td only" VIS is available

Yiddish

• Chickenpox  03-13-08
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella  (MMR)  4-20-12
  

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:

	Amharic		Karen
	Haitian-Creole		Nepali
			Portuguese

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:

	Amharic		Karen
	Haitian-Creole		Portuguese