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Vaccine and Vaccine-Preventable Disease Information Summaries

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Information summaries are provided for each vaccine currently routinely recommended for children, adolescents, adults, and pregnant women in the United States, along with the diseases they prevent. These summaries are intended to assist in having discussions with patients or parents about the vaccines they or their children may receive.

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    Definitions of contraindications and precautions from Chapter 2 of the Pink Book (Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases): “Contraindications and precautions to vaccination generally dictate circumstances when vaccines will not be given. Many contraindications and precautions are temporary, and the vaccine can be given at a later time. A contraindication is a condition that increases the likelihood of a serious adverse reaction to a vaccine for a patient with that condition… In general, vaccines should not be administered when a contraindication condition is present. A precaution is a condition in a recipient that might increase the chance or severity of a serious adverse reaction, or that might compromise the ability of the vaccine to produce immunity… In general, vaccines are deferred when a precaution condition is present. However, situations may arise when the benefit of protection from the vaccine outweighs the risk of an adverse reaction, and a provider may decide to give the vaccine.”

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  1. Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, Hamborsky J, Kroger A, Wolfe S, eds. 2015, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Washington D.C.

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Dudley, M.Z. et al. (2018). Vaccine and Vaccine-Preventable Disease Information Summaries. In: The Clinician’s Vaccine Safety Resource Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94694-8_6

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