What does vis Given mean?
What does vis Given mean?
A VIS or Vaccine Information Statement is a document, produced by CDC, that informs vaccine recipients – or their parents or legal representatives – about the benefits and risks of a vaccine they are receiving.
What is a vis for vaccines?
Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) are information sheets produced by the CDC that explain both the benefits and risks of a vaccine to vaccine recipients. Federal law requires that healthcare staff provide a VIS to a patient, parent, or legal representative before each dose of certain vaccines.
Is there a vis for Twinrix?
-There is not a separate Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) for Twinrix®. Use the current VISs for hepatitis A and hepatitis B.
What is vis date for flu vaccine?
Vaccine Information Statements for Currently Available Vaccines
| VIS | Current Edition Dates |
|---|---|
| Influenza (Live, Intranasal) | 8/6/21 |
| Influenza (Injected) | 8/6/21 |
| Japanese Encephalitis (Ixiaro) | 8/15/19 |
| Meningococcal ACWY | 8/6/21 |
Where would you go to get the most current version of all vis?
www.immunize.org/vis
If you have out- dated VISs, get current versions at www.immunize.org/vis.
When should a vaccine information sheet be provided to a patient?
For example, if 5 doses of a single vaccine are required (e.g., DTaP), the patient (parent/legal representative) must have the opportunity to read the information on the VIS before each dose is given. You must provide VISs whenever you administer combination vaccines.
What are the two Covid vaccines?
If you are age 18 or older, have been given one dose of the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and it’s been at least 2 months, get a single booster dose. An mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is preferred.
What is the VIS and when must it be given to the patient guardian?
You must provide a current VIS before a vaccine is administered to the patient. A VIS provides information about the disease and the vaccine and must be given to the patient before a vaccine is administered.
What is the VIS date for Pneumovax 23?
This page was updated on January 7, 2021. This page was reviewed on October 30, 2019….TRANSLATIONS OF THE APRIL 24, 2015 PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE VIS.
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Is Shingrix a live vaccine?
A: Yes, Shingrix is an inactive vaccine so you can administer it with other inactive or live vaccines. If you administer Shingrix and another vaccine to someone on the same day, give them at different anatomical sites (e.g., different arms).
