Vaccine Information Statement

Vaccine Information Statement is a formal description of a vaccine, with a concise description of the benefits of the vaccine, a concise description of the risks associated with the vaccine, a statement of the availability of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, and is required as a provision of the United States National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. Such materials shall be provided prior to the administration of a vaccine set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table.

References

• https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/300aa-26
• HRSA.gov - 'National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act: Vaccine Injury Table', United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
• HRSA.gov - 'Commonly Asked Questions About The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program', DHHS (last updated December 18, 2002)

External links

• Immunization Action Coalition
• Vaccine Information Statements, California Department of Health