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Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)

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2012-13 Influenza Season: Flu VIS 


Influenza (Inactivated, TIV)   (English)  7-2-12

Arabic Chinese

Ilokano

Polish

 Tagalog  
Amharic Farsi Indonesian Portuguese    
Armenian French Karen Russian    
Bengali Haitian-Creole

Korean

 Somali    
  Cambodian Hmong Nepali

Spanish


Influenza (Live, Intranasal, LAIV)   (English)  7-2-12

Amharic Chinese Karen Russian       Thai   

Arabic

 Farsi                Korean Somali  Turkish   
Armenian Haitian-Creole                   

Polish

 Spanish Urdu   
Bengali Hmong

Portuguese    

 Tagalog Vietnamese   
  Cambodian             Ilokano       



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 Community Health (MDCH) makes multiple copies of most of the Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) available to local health departments, with two exceptions. MDCH 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.


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. 


Translations 

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 Community Health, because the Michigan versions include information about the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR). 

If you are in need of a translation that has not yet been posted on this website, please call the MDCH 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.  

Albanian   French  Korean  Samoan 
Amharic  German  Laotian  Serbo-Croatian 
Arabic  Haitian-Creole      Marshallese     Somali 
Armenian  Hindi  Nepali  Spanish 
Bengali  Hmong  Oromo  Tagalog 
Bosnian  Ilokano  Polish  Thai 
Burmese  Indonesian  Portuguese  Turkish 
Cambodian      Italian  Punjabi  Urdu 
Chinese  Japanese  Romanian  Vietnamese 
Croatian  Karen  Russian  Yiddish
Farsi    


Amharic


Arabic


Armenian


Bengali


Please note: When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the current English version should also be given to the parent or patient.


Burmese


Cambodian


Chinese


Please note: When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the current English version should also be given to the parent or patient.


Farsi


French


German


Haitian-Creole


Please note: When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the current English version should also be given to the parent or patient.


Hindi


Hmong


Ilokano


 Indonesian


Please note: When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the current English version should also be given to the parent or patient.


Japanese


Karen


Korean


Please note: When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the current English version should also be given to the parent or patient.


Nepali


Polish


Portuguese


Punjabi


Please note: When the  foreign language VIS is not the most current version, the current English version should also be given to the parent or patient.


Russian


Somali


Spanish


Tagalog


Thai


Turkish


 Urdu


Vietnamese


Yiddish


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. 


Multiple Vaccines VIS

This 4-page VIS includes information on routine 0-6 month vaccines -- i.e., DTaP, hepatitis B, IPV, PCV, Hib, and rotavirus. It can be used as an optional alternative to the existing individual VIS when any combination of these vaccines is administered during the same visit. (This includes combinations like Pediarix or Comvax.) In addition to the birth, 2, 4, & 6 month visits, this VIS could also be used for the 4th and 5th doses of DTaP and the 4th doses of PCV, IPV, or Hib, if they are given at the recommended ages. It should NOT be used when any of these vaccines are administered to adolescents or adults, because it doesn't contain information about risk factors, etc. for those ages. 


For More Information 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the Multi-Vaccine VIS are posted on the CDC website. 

 

 

 

 

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