Conversations about vaccines with many patients can be easy.  For some patients, vaccines can be a difficult topic.  Talking with patients about uncomfortable topics can

This site contains useful information on vaccines that are routinely recommended for most children, adolescents, adults and pregnant women in the United States. This information

IVS launches website for the public to learn about COVID-19 vaccines for children, pregnant women and adults: www.letstalkcovidvaccines.com

IVS is a partner in the Global Vaccine Data Network™ and consortium creating Safety by Numbers, a newsletter supporting vaccine safety communication.

Safety standards for vaccines are very high given they are used among healthy persons for prevention rather than treatment and it is often difficult to

Smallpox and yellow fever vaccinations should not be given to women who are currently breastfeeding. Both vaccine viruses have been transmitted to infants from breastfeeding

Below is a table summarizing the recommended use of vaccines during pregnancy in the U.S. Included in this table is information most relevant to women