Clinical and Administrative
Federal law requires all vaccine providers make VISs available. Providers must:
Vaccine providers should ensure their VISs are current. Check the dates on your stock of VISs against the dates on this list. If you have outdated VISs, discard them and print current versions. VISs in additional languages and formats (including audio formats and formats suitable for download to a mobile device) are available through the CDC website. To ensure you know when a VIS is updated, sign up for email updates. Up-to-date news on VISs and pending edits are listed on the CDC’s News about VISs page.
Anthrax | 1/8/2020 |
DTaP | 8/6/21 |
Hepatitis A | 10/15/21 |
Hepatitis B | 10/15/21 |
Hib | 8/6/21 |
HPV | 8/6/21 |
Influenza - Live, Intranasal (appropriate for use in the 2021-2022 flu season) | 8/6/21 |
Influenza - Inactivated (appropriate for use in the 2021-2022 flu season) | 8/15/19 |
Japanese Encephalitis | 8/15/19 |
Meningococcal | 8/6/21 |
Serogroup B Meningococcal (MenB) | 8/6/21 |
MMR | 8/6/21 |
MMRV | 8/6/21 |
Multi-vaccine | 10/15/21 |
Pneumococcal (PPSV-23) | 10/30/19 |
Pneumococcal (PCV 13) | 8/6/21 |
Polio | 8/6/21 |
Rabies | 1/8/2020 |
Rotavirus | 10/15/21 |
Zoster|Shingles Recombinant | 10/30/19 |
Smallpox (PDF) This medication guide replaces the Smallpox VIS. | 12/1/15 |
Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) | 8/6/21 |
Td (Tetanus, Diphtheria) | 8/6/21 |
Typhoid | 10/30/19 |
Varicella (Chickenpox) | 8/6/21 |
Yellow Fever | 4/1/20 |
Additional information on a vaccine provider’s legal responsibility in regards to VISs can be found on the CDC’s site. You can also refer to this resource: The Facts about Using VISs.