Vaccine Information Statements in Foreign Languages

Vaccine Information Statements in Multiple Languages

Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) in all languages are designed to explain the benefits and and possible risks of a vaccine to recipients of a vaccine, their parents, and/or their legal representatives. It is a Federal law that Vaccine Information Statements be handed out whenever certain vaccinations are administered. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created a flyer for physicians and providers called CDC Instructions for the Use of VIS .

Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) are available in numerous different languages. When the foreign language Vaccine Information Statement is not the most current version, parents should also be given the current English version of the Vaccine Information Statement. The Vaccine Information Statements are available in the following foreign languages:

Foreign language Vaccine Information Statements

Amharic

Arabic Vaccine Information Statements

Armenian

Bengali

Bulgarian

Burmese Vaccine Information Statements

Cambodian

Chinese Vaccine Information Statements

Farsi

French

German Vaccine Information Statements

Haitian-Creole

Hindi Vaccine Information Statements

Hmong

Ilokano Vaccine Information Statements

Japanese Vaccine Information Statements

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Korean

Oromo

Polish Vaccine Information Statements

Portuguese

Punjabi Vaccine Information Statements

Romanian

Russian Vaccine Information Statements

Samoan

Serbo-Croatian

Somali

Spanish Vaccine Information Statements

Tagalog

Thai

Turkish Vaccine Information Statements

Urdu

Vietnamese Vaccine Information Statements

Vaccine Information Statements: Source and Notes

These vaccine information statements were obtained from the Michigan Department of Community Health website. The VIS were gathered on January 12, 2009. Our thanks to the Michigan Department of Community Health for creating and providing these resources.

* These VIS are outdated. When the foreign language Vaccine Information Statement is not the most current version, the parent or the patient should also be given the current English version.

How to find the revision dates on Vaccine Information Statements – The revision date is located on the back of each Vaccine Information Statements towards the bottom. Be sure your clinic or office is using only the most current Vaccine Information Statements. When you receive an updated version, please discard any outdated VIS immediately. It isimportant to distribute only the most up-to-date VISs.