Important Note: The influenza season (i.e., 2020-21) is not at the top of these VISs. Influenza VISs are no longer updated annually. However, the English influenza VISs were updated in August 2019. Foreign language translations will be posted as they become available.
Albanian Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Armenian Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Bengali Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Burmese Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Cambodian Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Chinese Traditional Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Chinese Simplified Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Haitian-Creole Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Indonesian Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Japanese Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Kinyarwanda Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Marshallese Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Polish Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Portuguese Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Somali Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Thai Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Vietnamese Influenza IIV/RIV VIS
Armenian Influenza LAIV VIS
Bengali Influenza LAIV VIS
Burmese Influenza LAIV VIS
Haitian-Creole Influenza LAIV VIS
Hmong Influenza LAIV VIS
Polish Influenza LAIV VIS
Portuguese Influenza LAIV VIS
Somali Influenza LAIV VIS
Spanish Influenza LAIV VIS
Tagalog Influenza LAIV VIS
Thai Influenza LAIV VIS
Urdu Influenza LAIV VIS
Yiddish LAIV 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.
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.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) makes multiple copies of most of the Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) available to local health departments, with two exceptions. MDHHS 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.
For more information about the use of Vaccine Information Statements in Michigan, see the Michigan Vaccine Information Statement Policy.
English
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.
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 Health and Human Services, because the Michigan versions include information about the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR).
If you are in need of a translation that has not been posted on this website, please call the MDHHS Division of Immunization at 517-335-8159.
When the foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.
When the foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the parent or patient should also be given the current English version.
