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Internet Resources/Links for Immunizations and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

www.cdc.gov/nip The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Immunization program (NIP) hotline:  1-800-232-4636 English/Spanish.
nipinfo@cdc.gov Healthcare providers can use this email address to receive answers  to their immunization questions directly from the NIP, and to request printed materials. 
www.hhcir.org Houston-Harris County Immunization Registry site; access registry info, immunization resources, public health sites, and HHCIR newsletters.
www.dshs.state.
tx.us/immunize
  
 Texas Department of Health Immunization Branch website; access Vaccines for Children (VFC) information and materials (VIS, shot cards) and ImmTrac info from this site.
www.vaccine.org Allied Vaccine Group: dedicated to presenting valid scientific information about vaccines.
www.vaccine.chop.edu The Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was formed to provide accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date information about childhood vaccines, and the diseases they prevent, to parents and healthcare professionals.
www.NNii.org The National Network for Immunization Information (NNii) provides up-to-date, science-based information to healthcare professionals, the media, and the public: everyone who needs to know the facts about vaccines and immunization.
www.pkids.org PKIDs is a parent group whose highest priority is to seek the best care for their own children and to prevent other children from being harmed by infectious diseases.
www.aap.org  The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) website.
www.immunize.org The Immunization Action Coalition works to increase immunization rates and prevent disease by creating and distributing educational materials for health professionals and the public that enhance the delivery of safe and effective immunization services.  Find Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) sheets in 33 languages; information on thimerosal & autism, vaccine safety, adult immunization, state immunization laws and websites, journal articles, immunization disparities, etc.
www.houstontx.gov/
health/Immunizations 
Immunization site for the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) Immunization Bureau.  Links for parents and providers; access information on City clinics, VFC providers, the National Immunization Survey (NIS), influenza, etc.
**  Please note that several websites provide links to other accurate and scientifically valid sites.**