There are a number of immunization “mega-sites” with a wealth of information about immunization issues.   Shown below are some of the more useful sites.

National Immunization Program    
The National Immunization Program (NIP) is a part of the Centers for Disease Control  and Prevention, located in Atlanta, Georgia.  As a disease-prevention program, NIP provides leadership for the planning, coordination, and  conduct of immunization activities nationwide.  This web site contains a wide variety of useful information, including adult and pediatric immunization resources.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention –
Online Immunization Resources
The National Immunization Program of the CDC has an online ordering system for NIP publications and resources. Many of these resources are free.

CDC National Immunization Information Hotline
(NIIH) Whether you are a parent, doctor, or just interested in vaccine information, NIIH is the place for the most up-to-date immunization information, including vaccine schedules, side effects, contraindications, recommendations and more. NIIH provides provides free publications and referrals to many immunization resources such as clinics, coalitions, local and state programs, drug companies and many others.

Best of all, this is not an automated line. Live, trained specialists provide individualized attention. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 11:00 pm, Eastern time. Service is provided in English and Spanish.

Hotline telephone numbers:

• English - (800) 232- 2522
• Spanish - (800) 232 - 0233

CDC Immunization Site in Spanish
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a web site tailored to the Hispanic/Latino populations, providing information on health-related topics including immunization.

The National Partnership for Immunization
The NPI, a new program partially funded by CDC, is designed to increase national awareness of the value and importance of infant, child, adolescent, and adult immunization.

The National Network for Immunization Information
This web site provides science-based information to healthcare professionals and consumers on facts about immunization.

The National Pneumonia Project
This project is part of a comprehensive national health care quality improvement program by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS, whose site is under development).

Immunization Action Coalition   
This web site is the home page of the Immunization Action Coalition and the Hepatitis B Coalition.  This web site has a variety of resources relating to adult and pediatric immunization.   This site is especially rich in resources relating to hepatitis immunization.  It also contains many resources that have been translated to a variety of other languages.

The Immunization Gateway:  Your Vaccine Fact-Finder
This web site, maintained by a publisher called Facts and Comparisons, contains a wide variety of immunization materials, including Canadian resource information.

National Vaccine Program Office 
The National Vaccine Program was created by Congress with Public Law 99-660. Under this Program, the National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) is designated to provide leadership, oversight, and coordination among Federal agencies, as they work together to carry out the goals of the National Vaccine Plan.  The National Vaccine Plan provides a framework, including goals, objectives, and strategies, for pursuing the prevention of infectious diseases through immunizations.

The National Vaccine Program is a collaborative effort that brings together all of the groups that have key roles in immunizations. Such groups are Federal agencies, the public, States, municipalities, health care providers, and private-sector entities such as vaccine manufacturers.  Through the National Vaccine Program, these groups undertake their individual activities in a coordinated manner.

Institute for Vaccine Safety 
This web site is maintained by Johns Hopkins University, and is designed to provide objective information about the safety of recommended immunizations.

FDA Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
The Food and Drug Administration maintains an adverse event reporting program for vaccines, called VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System). Health professionals and consumers are encouraged to report significant adverse effects from vaccines to the FDA. The telephone number for the VAERS program is: 800-822-7967. A VAERS reporting form can be downloaded here in Adobe Acrobat format, and faxed or mailed to the VAERS office.

Travelers Health – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintains a web site for those who are considering or planning travel outside the United States. This site includes guidance on immunizations and other health precautions that may be needed for travel to other countries.

The Allied Vaccine Group
The Allied Vaccine Group is comprised of websites dedicated to presenting valid scientific information about the sometimes confusing subject of vaccines. Think of this page as your portal to the real world of vaccines, a world based on scientific research, followed by honest disclosure of the research results -- pro and con. Each member of the Group is dedicated to presenting the facts about vaccines in a straightforward fashion.

States Where Pharmacists Provide Immunizations
In over 30 states in the United States, pharmacists can administer immunizations through a protocol arrangement with a physician. In these states, many community pharmacies offer immunizations to patients. This web site provides a list of states where pharmacists are authorized to administer immunizations.

Two important facts should be noted about pharmacist administered immunization. Research has shown that:

• In states where pharmacists immunize, the number of immunizations administered by physician offices actually increases. Immunization by pharmacists is not a substitute for physician administered immunization but actually stimulates more immunizations by physicians, raising the overall immunization rate in the population.
• Patient satisfaction with pharmacist administered immunization is extremely high, with the vast majority of patients indicating they would return for future immunizations or recommend the service to their friends.

Immunization Advocacy in Acute Care
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ Research and Education Foundation is coordinating an initiative to support immunization in hospitals. Their web site has resources to support promotion.

IOM Immunization Safety Review Committee
Website and Listserve
The Institute of Medicine has convened an independent committee of experts to review vaccine safety concerns at the request of CDC and the National Institutes of Health. This Committee is charged with making recommendations on appropriate government action on immunization-related issues.

IOM Report on Funding
The Institute of Medicine's report on funding addresses the causes for, recommendations, and the conclusions within the Institute of Medicine report on immunization finance, policies, and practices.

The Immunization Action Coalition's Online Directory of National Immunization Resources
This is a 50-page guide with immunization resources from government, professional and nonprofit organizations, and private industry.

Participating Organizations  
The organizations participating in the 100% Immunization Campaign are listed at the page shown above.  

If your organization would like to join the 100% Immunization Campaign, or if you would like to suggest a link to add to this page,  Contact us.   The 100% Immunization Campaign is coordinated by The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists.