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Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)

COVID-19 Vaccine VIS and EUA Sheets

English versions of COVID-19 VIS and EUA sheets are available at these links. Translations of COVID-19 VIS sheets are found below under the language headings. 

What Is New

Immunization Material Order Form UPDATED 10-21-2024

COVID-19 VIS Translations (Updated in past 90 days):

  • COVID-19 VIS Spanish 10-17-24 UPDATED 11/24/24
  • COVID-19 VIS - Hmong 10-17-24 New 12-6-24
  • COVID-19 VIS - Punjabi 10-17-24 NEW 12-6-24
  • COVID-19 VIS - Thai 10-17-24 NEW 12-6-24
  • COVID-19 VIS - Chinese Simplified 10-17-24 New 1/3/25
  • COVID-19 VIS - Farsi 10-17-24 UPDATED 1/3/25
  • COVID-19 - Arabic 10-17-24 UPDATED 1/6/25
  • COVID-19 VIS - Chinese Traditional 10-17-24 NEW 1/6/25
  • COVID-19 VIS - French 10-17-24 UPDATED 1/6/25
  • COVID-19 VIS - Khmer 10-17-24 UPDATED 1/16/25 
  • COVID-19 VIS - German 10-17-24 UPDATED 1/24/25
     
    RSV Vaccines and Preventive Antibody (Updated in past 90 days):
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) - Spanish 10-17-24 UPDATED 11/24/24
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) VIS - Hmong 10-17-24 NEW 12-6-24
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) VIS - Punjabi 10-17-24 NEW 12-6-24
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) VIS - Thai 10-17-24 NEW 12-6-24
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) VIS - Chinese Simplified 10-17-24 UPDATED 1/3/25
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus – Infant (RSV) Monoclonal Antibody (Nirsevimab) IIS - Chinese Simplified 9-25-23 NEW 1/3/25
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) VIS - Arabic 10-17-24 UPDATED 1/6/25
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) VIS - Chinese Traditional 10-17-24 UPDATED 1/6/25
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus – Infant (RSV) Monoclonal Antibody (Nirsevimab) IIS- Arabic 9-25-23 NEW 1/6/25
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus – Infant (RSV) Monoclonal Antibody (Nirsevimab) IIS - Chinese Traditional 9.25.23 NEW 1/6/25
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) VIS - French 10-17-24 UPDATED 1/17/25
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus – Infant (RSV) Monoclonal Antibody (Nirsevimab) IIS - French NEW 1/24/25
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) VIS - German 10-17-24 UPDATED 1/24/25

    Other Vaccines (Updated in past 90 days):

  • Typhoid VIS - Spanish 10.30.19 UPDATED 11/24/24
  • Yellow Fever VIS - Spanish 4-1-20 UPDATED 11/24/24
  • Polio VIS - Farsi 8-6-21 UPDATED 1/3/25
  • Rabies VIS - Dari 6.2.22 NEW 1/6/25
  • Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DTaP) VIS - Khmer 8-6-21 NEW 1/16/25
  • Hepatitis A VIS- Khmer 10-15-21 NEW 1/16/25
  • Haemophilus Influenzae Type b (Hib) VIS - Khmer 8-6-21 NEW 1/16/25
  • HPV Gardasil-9 VIS - Khmer 8-6-21 NEW 1/16/25
  • Hepatitis B VIS - German 10-15-21 NEW 1/24/25
     

Other Resources:

Frequently Used Resources

 

Vaccine Information Statements in Additional Languages

 

2024-2025 Influenza Season: Flu VIS

Important Note: The influenza season (i.e., 2024-25) 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.

English Influenza IIV/RIV VIS 

Oromo Influenza IIV/RIV VIS

Polish Influenza IIV/RIV VIS

Portuguese Influenza IIV/RIV VIS

Punjabi Influenza IIV/RIV VIS 

Russian Influenza IIV/RIV VIS

Somali Influenza IIV/RIV VIS

Spanish Influenza IIV/RIV VIS

Tagalog Influenza IIV/RIV VIS

Thai Influenza IIV/RIV VIS

Turkish Influenza IIV/RIV VIS

Urdu Influenza IIV/RIV VIS

Vietnamese Influenza IIV/RIV VIS

Yiddish Influenza IIV/RIV VIS

 

For more details, see:
Recommendations for the 2020-21 influenza season

 

English Influenza LAIV VIS

Somali Influenza LAIV VIS

Spanish Influenza LAIV VIS

Tagalog Influenza LAIV VIS

Thai Influenza LAIV VIS

Turkish Influenza LAIV VIS

Urdu Influenza LAIV VIS

Vietnamese LAIV VIS

Yiddish LAIV VIS

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 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.

 

Michigan Vaccine Information Statement Policy

For more information about the use of Vaccine Information Statements in Michigan, see the Michigan Vaccine Information Statement Policy.
 

Additional Information

    

Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)

English

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. 

 

Vaccine Information Statements in Additional Languages

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. 

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.

Translations

Chinese Simplified

Chinese Traditional

Khmer

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.