Vaccine Information Statement
Encyclopedia
Vaccine Information Statement is a formal description of a vaccine
, required as a provision of the United States
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act
. Usually this is handed to the patient
after the vaccination.
Vaccine
A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism, and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe or its toxins...
, required as a provision of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 was enacted in the United States to reduce the potential financial liability of vaccine makers due to vaccine injury claims. The legislation was aimed at ensuring a stable market supply, and to provide cost-effective arbitration for vaccine...
. Usually this is handed to the patient
Patient
A patient is any recipient of healthcare services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, veterinarian, or other health care provider....
after the vaccination.