Vaccine Sheets

A sheet giving information to the vaccine recipient or their parents about the benefits and risks of a vaccine is called vaccine sheet. It is legal requirement to give vaccine sheet whenever certain vaccinations are given. It should be given by all providers of vaccines, both public and private. Vaccine sheets are given prior to administration of the vaccine. For every vaccine that is covered by the Vaccine Injury compensation Program, vaccine sheet should be given. As of today Vaccine sheets must be used are DTAP, TD, MMR, Polio, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hib, Varicella, Influenza, Pneumococcal Conjugate.

Other vaccine sheets that are available are Pneumococcal Polysaccharide, Meningococcal, Tdap, Rabies, Rotavirus, HPV, Shingles, Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Japanese Encephalitis, Anthrax and Smallpox. There is use is not required but it is welcome. Vaccine sheets must be used when giving vaccines purchased through a CDC contract. Though Ratavirus Tdap, HPV and meningococcal vaccines are covered by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, their Vaccine sheets have not yet been published in final versions.

Providers should give the appropriate vaccine information sheet to the patient prior to administration of vaccination. It should record the information about

Date of publication of sheet, which sheet is given, date on which it is given, and record the information in patient’s permanent medical record.

Patient’s name, address and title of the person who administered the vaccine should be noted down in providers’ book. The date of administration, the vaccine manufacturer, the vaccine lot number is also written. If needed, supplement vaccine sheets should be given with videotapes, additional printed material that will help recipients understand the disease and the vaccine.

Providers should not use their own Vaccine information sheets or change the one which is given by CDC. Provider may add the name and address of practice’s to an existing sheet. If the publication date is cut off during downloading he can add that.

Provider may give out vaccine information sheet at other times, in addition to prior to vaccine administration eg. Pre-natal visits. According to state’s requirement he can add a separate ‘informed consent’ form. Some states require this form.

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