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Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 most often causes respiratory symptoms that can feel much like a cold, the flu, or pneumonia.

Diphtheria

Contagious bacterial infection of the nose, throat, and sometimes lungs; spread through air and direct contact.

Haemophilus Influenzae

A bacterium that causes often-severe infections, particularly among infants.

Hepatitis A

Caused by infection with HAV, an RNA virus that is classified as a picornavirus.

Hepatitis B

HBV is transmitted by parenteral or mucosal exposure to HBsAg-positive body fluids from persons who have acute or chronic HBV infection

Human Papillomavirus

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States.

Influenza

Influenza is an infectious viral illness.

Measles

Measles is an acute, viral, infectious disease.

Meningococcal Disease

Meningococcal disease is an acute, severe illness caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis.

Mumps

Mumps is an acute viral illness.

Pertussis

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is an acute infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis.

Pneumococcal Disease

Streptococcus pneumoniae causes acute bacterial infections.

Poliomyelitis

Poliovirus is a member of the enterovirus subgroup, family Picornaviridae.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory virus that infects the nose, throat, and lungs.

Rotavirus

Rotavirus is a double-stranded RNA virus of the family Reoviridae.

Rubella

The name rubella is derived from Latin, meaning “little red.” Rubella was initially considered to be a variant of measles or scarlet fever.

Tetnaus

Tetanus is an acute, often fatal, disease caused by an exotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium tetani.

Varicella

Varicella is an acute infectious disease caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV).

Zoster

Herpes zoster, also known as zoster, or shingles, is caused by the reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV).