Chickenpox VIS [12/16/98]

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Up-to-date English-language [3/13/08]

This translation does not contain the following CDC updates:

• Section 1: The answer has been rewritten by CDC.
• Section 2: There are now 2 doses; the first dose is 12-15 months and the second dose is 4-6 years.
• CDC added information on MMRV.
• The URL for Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) has changed to www.vaers.hhs.gov.
• The URL for the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Programs has changed to www.hrsa.gov/vaccincompensation.

DTaP VIS [7/30/01]

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Up-to-date English-language [5/17/07]

These translations do not contain the following CDC updates:

• These translations do not contain the following CDC updates
• The main change is in Section 4, which now mentions Tdap.
• The NVICP and VAERS web addresses have also been updated
• The mortality rate for tetanus in Section 1 changed from 1 out of 10, to 2 out of 10 cases.
• The date changed to 5/17/07.

Hepatitis B VIS

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Up-to-date English-language [7/18/07]

These translations do not contain the following CDC updates:

• On July 18, the CDC posted an interim VIS for hepatitis B. There are minor changes throughout, but the main purpose of the update is to emphasize the birth dose for all children.
• A final version will be developed.

Influenza - Inactivated VIS [5/24/04]

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Up-to-date English-language [6/30/06]

This translation does not contain the following CDC updates:

• CDC added recommending vaccination of children aged 24-59 months and their contacts.
• Section 3: CDC added to the list of people at high risk for complications from influenza, "People with certain muscle or nerve disorders (such as seizure disorders or severe cerebral palsy) that can lead to breathing or swallowing disorders."

Thanks to Anastasia Caruso, Maria Rita Arico, and Giordano Vincenza, U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella, Italy.

This page was updated on March 13, 2008