Immunization Resources for Patients

Informed patients, working with their health care providers, are key to protecting families and communities from preventable diseases. This page offers reliable, up-to-date educational resources on vaccines and the diseases they prevent. Most materials are from the CDC and are ready for downloading, printing, and distribution. These resources are designed to complement your personal vaccine education and advice during patient visits.

You'll find a selection of flyers, fact sheets, posters, and videos under each heading, plus free educational materials available for order at no charge through NC Immunization Branch. 

Materials for Understanding Flu, COVID-19 and RSV - Fact sheets, flyers and graphics and more

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Resources to support health care personnel in providing credible, balanced information. Includes downloadable, up-to-date, and multi-language materials such as fact sheets about vaccine-preventable diseases, guidelines and recommendations and social media resources.

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
    The information on this website ranges from official vaccine recommendations for healthcare professionals to information for the general public about vaccines.
  • HealthyChildren.org
    The AAP parenting website. Provides information for families about immunizations.
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Education Center (CHPVEC)
    The goal of the VEC at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is to accurately communicate the facts about each childhood vaccine. VEC publishes a monthly vaccine e-newsletter for parents titled Parents PACK.  Includes a repository of up-to-date and reliable information about vaccines for parents and healthcare professionals including downloadable and printable multi-language fact sheets.
  • History of Vaccines
    Interactive website from the College of Physicians of Philadelphia that explores the role of immunization in the human experience and examines its continuing contributions to public health.  Includes games, videos, and fun facts. 
  • National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
    NFID is dedicated to educating the public and healthcare professionals about the causes, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.
  • U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services (HHS)
    Vaccines.gov is the federal gateway to information on vaccines and immunizations for infants, children, teenagers, adults, and seniors.
  • Vaccinate Your Family
    Vaccinate Your Family: The Next Generation of Every Child By Two (VYF) was originally founded in 1991 as Every Child By Two (ECBT) by Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and Betty Bumpers, Former First Lady of Arkansas.
  • Vaxopedia
    Website created in 2016 by pediatrician Dr. Vincent Iannelli to provide information about vaccines to parents. Access short articles about a wide range of vaccine topics.

Proven and practical communication strategies and tips for effectively addressing questions you may hear from parents, including parents who choose not to vaccinate.

Patients and parents can feel more confident about vaccinating when everyone in the practice - from the front desk to the exam room to checkout – shares the same message. These resources ensure staff never miss an opportunity to vaccinate.

This page provides places to find trustworthy, science-based information tailored to parents about the safety of vaccines and how they are monitored and addresses common questions and concerns about vaccine safety. Includes the following:

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This page was last modified on 04/22/2025