Publications:
Parents' Guide to Childhood Immunizations
The Parents' Guide to Childhood Immunizations is a 68-page booklet introducing parents to the 14 childhood diseases and the 10 vaccines that can protect children from them.
The next version is expected to be released late Spring 2010.
Two ways for you to get a copy:
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Order a free booklet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). This printed bound version features children's drawings.
NOTE: The guide is being revised. Once the new version is finished, we hope to have hard copies available. The guide will be listed on the order form when it becomes available.
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Print your own copy from links on this page. The online version of the booklet contains the text only, in pdf format.
WARNING: Because the guide is being revised, you might not want to print out multiple copies at this point. Check back in April to see if the new version is available.
Follow these easy instructions for ordering. Note: currently unavailable.
- Scroll the Online Order Form until you reach the section labeled "For Providers and General Public." Order number: (99-9035). Updated order number
- Click the checkbox to select the "Parents Guide to Childhood Immunization, 2008"
- Scroll down to the bottom of the ordering page, fill in the shipping information, and submit the order form online.
Use these versions to print your own copy.
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Print friendly version of Parents' Guide
(.pdf 769 KB) NEW Feb 2009 -
Screen-reader device version
(.doc 131 KB) NEW Feb 2009 - You can also find the "Why We Vaccinate Against this Disease" section and in some cases the "Precautions, Side-effects, and Combination Vaccines" section on each of these Vaccine-preventable Diseases pages:
- Diphtheria (DTaP, Td, Tdap)
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
- Influenza (flu)
- Measles (MMR)
- Mumps (MMR)
- Pertussis (DTaP, Tdap)
- Pneumococcal
- Polio
- Rubella (MMR)
- Tetanus (DTaP, Td, Tdap)
- Varicella (Chickenpox)
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Content last reviewed on April 29, 2009
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases