MGH Guides: Immunizations: Immunizations

Immunizations

Here are a selection of resources about immunizations available online. Get in touch with us if you're looking for something specific! librarian@mghihp.edu

Data and Statistics

CDC Vaccine Portal
Check here for fact sheets, recommended schedules, up to date news, and more.
Immunization: MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus comes from the National Institutes of Health and is intended specifically to educate patients.
Vaccines.gov
Maintained by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Immunization
Maintained by the American Academy of Pediatrics
For Health Professionals
From the Immunization Action Coalition
The History of Vaccines
A project of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Evidence

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccination Among Older Adults Across Kidney Function: Pooled Analysis of 2005-2006 Through 2014-2015 Influenza Seasons.
Ishigami, J., Sang, Y., Grams, M. E., Coresh, J., Chang, A., & Matsushita, K. (2020). American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 75(6), 887-896.
Effects of maternal influenza vaccination on adverse birth outcomes: A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis
Jeong, S., Jang, E. J., Jo, J., & Jang, S. (2019). PLoS One, 14(8), e0220910.
Personal and social patterns predict influenza vaccination decision
Shaham, A., Chodick, G., Shalev, V., Yamin, D., & Aviv, I. (2020). BMC Public Health, 20(1), 222.
Conscientious vaccination exemptions in kindergarten to eighth-grade children across Texas schools from 2012 to 2018: A regression analysis
Morrison, M., Castro, L. A., & Ancel Meyers, L. (2020). PLoS Medicine, 17(3), e1003049.
Does Loneliness Predict Subsequent Use of Flu Vaccination? Findings from a Nationally Representative Study of Older Adults in Germany
Hajek, A., & König, H. H. (2019). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(24), 1-6.
Exploring strategies to promote influenza vaccination of children with medical comorbidities: the perceptions and practices of hospital healthcare workers
Ma, V., Palasanthiran, P., & Seale, H. (2019). BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), 911.
To Be or Not to Be Vaccinated? The Ethical Aspects of Influenza Vaccination among Healthcare Workers
Van Hooste, W. L. C., & Bekaert, M. (2019). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(20), 1-10.

Library Collection

Vaccines: We all Need Them! (English & Spanish)
Call Number: INF DIS VACUN
Publication Date: 2002

Specific Vaccine Information

Links to fact sheets about specific types of vaccines.

Promotional Infographics

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