Immunization Issues
Issues
NNii provides up-to-date information regarding immunization research and policy. This section includes background information, recent developments, and insights on current topics related to vaccines and immunization.
Recent Articles
Evaluating Information About Vaccines on the Internet
Although vaccines have saved millions of lives around the world, many Web sites contain erroneous or false information about the safety of vaccines. This article provides some tips on how to evaluate the accuracy and validity of the information found on the Internet about vaccines.
Filed under: General | Updated: July 12, 2010 | Read full article...
The 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13)
Recently, the FDA licensed a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13), and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended that this vaccine replace the PCV7 vaccine. Learn more about this new vaccine.
Filed under: General | Updated: April 28, 2010 | Read full article...
Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza
What is the difference between seasonal and pandemic influenza? What is the role of bird and swine flu viruses in a potential pandemic?
Filed under: Influenza | Updated: April 21, 2010 | Read full article...
Vaccines and Autism, 2009
This article summarizes the scientific evidence available regarding an association between vaccines and autism.
Filed under: Thimerosal-Mercury | Updated: February 16, 2009 | Read full article...
Concerns About Vaccine Safety
Because of the success of vaccines, vaccine-preventable diseases aren’t feared anymore and concerns about vaccine safety are common. But these diseases are not gone.
Filed under: Vaccine Safety | Updated: February 12, 2009 | Read full article...
