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Here are reliable sources of Immunization information and where to find the answers.

• Allied Vaccine Group - The Allied Vaccine Group comprises Web sites dedicated to presenting valid scientific information about the sometimes confusing subject of vaccines. This page is a portal to the real world of vaccines, a world based on scientific research, followed by honest disclosure of the research results - pro and con.
• CDC's National Immunization Program - The National Immunization Program provides leadership for the planning, coordination, and implementation of immunization activities nationwide.
• Food and Drug Administration - This Web site offers explanations on reasons vaccinations are needed and definitions of each vaccine.
• National Network for Immunization Information (NNii) - NNii provides current, science-based, extensively reviewed information to health professionals, the media, policy makers, and the public.
• Childhood Immunization Support Program - Created by the American Academy of Pediatrics, this is an immunization web site for parents and health professionals.
• Immunization Action Coalition - The Coalition is a nonprofit organization that promotes immunization for all people against vaccine-preventable diseases. The web site offers educational pieces for parents, health professionals, and the public.
• Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - The goal of the Vaccine Education Center is to accurately communicate the facts about each childhood vaccine as well as how vaccines are made and why vaccines work, who recommends them, and more.
• World Health Organization Department of Vaccines and Biologicals
• CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis - The Division of Viral Hepatitis is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This web site provides a substantial amount of information on the prevention of viral hepatitis.
• CDC's Contraindications for Childhood Immunizations - A table noting what constitutes reasonable contraindications for not giving vaccinations at an office visit.

Books for Parents

• Vaccines: What every Parent Should Know By Paul Offit, MD and Louis Bell, MD, IDG Books, 1999. To purchase, visit your local bookstore or visit John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Vaccinating Your Child: Questions and Answers for the Concerned Parent By Sharon Humiston, MD, MPH, and Cynthia Good, Peachtree Publishers, 2000.
• Parents' Guide to Childhood Immunization A 94 page booklet from CDC's National Immunization Program at Parents Guide. Call (800) 232-2522 or complete the online order form.
• Plain Talk About Childhood Immunizations An online booklet, also available in Spanish, from Public Health-Seattle & King County, Washington at Child Immunity. Hard copies may be ordered by calling (360) 236-3569.