VIS: Vaccine Information Statements
Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) are information sheets produced by the ;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that explain both the benefits and risks of a vaccine to vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives. Federal law requires that VIS be handed out whenever certain vaccinations are given.
In Michigan, it is important that vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives be given the Michigan versions of VIS because they include information about the MCIR. By state law in Michigan, parents must be informed about MCIR. Vaccine Information Statements that are obtained from other sources (e.g., from the CDC or IAC websites) do not contain information about MCIR.
To download the Michigan VIS, visit the MDCH Immunization VIS website.
