Recommendations and Guidelines:
Guide to Vaccine Contraindications and Precautions
This guide is designed to help immunization providers determine what common symptoms
and conditions should contraindicate vaccination and which ones should not. It contains information on all licensed U.S. vaccines as of February 2009.
Printer-friendly version of Contraindications Guide 
(678 KB, 34 pages) Apr 2009
Guide's contents include:
- Contraindications and Precautions by Symptom or Condition
- Summary of Contents of Vaccines Licensed in the U.S.
- Latex in Vaccine Packaging
- Suggested Intervals Between Administration of Antibody-Containing Products for Different Indications and Measles-Containing Vaccine and Varricella Vaccine
Related resources:
- Recommended Childhood & Adolescent Immunization Schedule
- Contraindications to Vaccines Chart
- MMWR, General Recommendations on Immunizations
(Dec 1, 2006, Vol. 55, No. RR-15)
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Content last reviewed on April 8, 2009
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases