Resources

The Allied Vaccine Group is a clearinghouse of Web sites that provide valid scientific information about vaccines, including research, news, and safety. http://www.vaccine.org/

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Immunization Program answers the questions of parents and healthcare professionals and provides general information about vaccines and diseases. http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Education Center provides information about vaccines for parents and healthcare professionals, including recommendations on vaccine safety and use. http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/microsite/microsite.jsp?id=75918

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Institute for Vaccine Safety provide an independent assessment of vaccines and vaccine safety to help guide decision makers and educate physicians, the public, and the media. http://www.vaccinesafety.edu

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Vaccine Research Center facilitates research in vaccine development and is dedicated to improving global human health through the pursuit of effective vaccines for human diseases. http://www.vrc.nih.gov/VRC/

The University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics Ethics of Vaccines Project is an effort to examine the vaccine field and propose an ethical framework to help guide researchers, pharmaceutical companies, public health agencies, health care providers, and citizens regarding vaccines and their safe, effective, and ethical use. http://www.bioethics.upenn.edu/vaccines/

The World Health Organization Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals site provides policies, guidelines, and information related to vaccines, immunization, and vaccine-preventable diseases. http://www.who.int/immunization/en/index.html#box