This page represents a compilation of links and valuable resources for pharmacy-based immunization delivery.  This resource page is available solely to participants in APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program.

• Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery

  • Link to IMZ CTP Website
  • JAPhA Guide to Establishing Vaccine Administration Services in Community Pharmacies
• Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases The Pink Book - Course Textbook
• Immunization Schedules
  • Adult
  • Child and Adolescent
  • Summary of recommendations for childhood and adolescent immunization
  • Summary of recommendations for adult immunization
• ACIP Recommendations

• AFIX (Assessment, Feedback, Incentives, Exchange) - AFIX is a quality improvement strategy to raise immunization coverage levels and improve standards of practices at the provider level.

• CoCASA (Comprehensive Clinical Assessment Software Application) - CoCASA is a menu-driven relational database developed by the National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as an assessment tool for immunization clinics and providers. This application is used for the data entry and analysis components of a clinic assessment and includes reminder and recall tracking capabilities as well as many other special features.
• VACMAN (Vaccine Management System) - VACMAN is a tool for customizing, recording, transmitting, and managing vaccine data. Some of VACMAN's general functionalities include: customizing your system, working with data, generating reports, maintaining database, getting help.

• Immunization Advocacy & Information Resources

  • Immunization Action Coalition  
    • Free Print Materials  
    • Vaccine Information   
  • CDC National Immunization Program
    • Publications
    • Travelers' Health Information
    • Division of Viral Hepatitis
    • Immunization Information Systems
    • Smallpox Information
  • All Kids Count (AKC) - Program administers projects to develop immunization monitoring and follow-up systems for preschool children.
  • Children's Vaccine Program - (Gates CVP) was established to promote equal access to lifesaving vaccines worldwide. This site provides information on advocacy issues, clinical issues, service delivery, immunization financing, safe injections, other related organizations, etc.
  • Brighton Collaboration - A collaboration developing standardized case definitions of Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) to improve immunization safety monitoring and research.
  • Every Child by Two (ECBT) - The goals of ECBT are to raise awareness of the critical need for timely immunization and foster putting in place a systematic way to immunize all of America's children by the age of 2 years.
  • Guide to Community Preventive Services - Evidence-based strategies for improving and maintaining vaccine coverage in children, adolescents, and adults.
  • Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization A partnership dedicated to ensuring that all children, however poor, have equal access to vaccines.
  • Healthy People 2010 - This is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats.
  • Institute for Vaccine Safety - Information on vaccines currently in the media including: anthrax, hepatitis B, MMR, polio, rotavirus, varicella, and yellow fever, and the use of thimerosal.
  • National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) - Information on the research of causes, cures, and prevention of infectious diseases, public and professional education programs, immunization publications, etc.
  • National Network for Immunization Information (NNii) - Information for the public, health professionals, policymakers, and the media about immunization. Site includes immunization news, a vaccine information database, and a guide to evaluating vaccination information on the Web.
  • National Partnership for Immunization (NPI) - Regularly features information such as general vaccine information, state requirements, bioterrorism, vaccine safety, immunization registry, state health profiles, etc.
  • National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program - Information about a federal program that provides compensation for people who may have been seriously injured by vaccines.
  • National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) - General information about vaccines and immunization-related activities at the federal level.
  • World Health Organization (WHO) Immunization, Vaccines, and Biologicals - Information about global polio eradication and other world-wide immunization issues.

• Registries

  • CDC Immunization Registry Clearinghouse

• Reimbursement

  • Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Flu and Pneumococcal Vaccinations Q&A  
  • Provider Resources for Adult Immunizations (CMS) 
  • Links to CMS Forms - Site lists all of the CMS Forms with links to access the forms, as well as other information.

• OSHA Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act of 2000

  • Home page
  • OSHA Standards
  • Training and Publications
  • Model Exposure Control Plan

• Standards for Immunization Practices

  • Adult 
    • Article
    • List of Standards
  • Child and Adolescent
    • Article
    • List of Standards

• Sample Standing Orders

  • APhA Standing Orders for Immunization 
  • Standing Orders for Administering Influenza Vaccine to Adults
  • Standing Orders for Administering Influenza Vaccines to Children & Adolescents
  • Standing Orders for Administering Pneumococcal Vaccine to Adults
  • Standing Orders for Administering Hepatitis B Vaccine to Adults
  • Standing Orders for Administering Hepatitis A Vaccine to Adults
  • Standing Orders for Administering Tetanus-Diphtheria Toxoid (Td) to Adults
  • Standing Orders for Administering Measles, Mumps, & Rubella Vaccine to Adults
  • Standing Orders for Administering Meningococcal Vaccine to Adults
  • Standing Orders for Administering Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine to Adults
  • Standing Orders for Administering 8 Vaccines to Adults and a Protocol for Managing Anaphylaxis
  • Standing Orders for the Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions in Adult Patients

• State Laws and Information

  • State Mandates on Immunization and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
  • Immunization, Hepatitis, and VFC Coordinators
  • State Immunization Program Websites
  • Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

• Vaccine Administration

  • Screening
    • Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines in Adults
    • Adult
    • Child and Teen
    • Injectable Influenza
    • Intranasal Influenza
  • Administering Vaccines
    • Dose, Route, Site, and Needle Size
    • Adults: Dose, Route, Site, Needle Size, and Preparation
    • Suggested Supplies Checklist for Pediatric and Adult Immunization Clinic
    • After the Shots: What to do if your child has discomfort
    • How to Administer IM and SC Injections; 2-sided information sheet with illustrations

• Vaccine Management and Storage

  • Vaccine Management: Recommendations for Storage & Handling 
  • Checklist for Safe Vaccine Handling and Storage
  • Don't Be Guilty of These Errors in Vaccine Storage and Handling
  • Temperature Log for Vaccines (Fahrenheit)
  • Guidelines for Maintaining and Managing the Vaccine Cold Chain (MMWR)
  • Vaccine Handling Tips
  • Maintaining the Cold Chain During Transport

• Vaccine Records and Notification

  • Vaccine Administration Record for Children and Teens
  • Vaccine Administration Record for Adults
  • Hepatitis B Facts: Testing and Vaccination
  • Notification of Vaccination Letter
  • Adult Immunization Card

• Vaccine Information Statements

  • CDC
  • IAC
  • VISs in Multiple Languages
  • It's Federal Law! You Must Give Your Patients Current VISs
  • The Truth About Using VISs

• Vaccine Safety

• Guide to Contraindications to Vaccinations
• Evaluating Information on the Web Issues of Interest
• Vaccine Side Effects
• More information on Vaccine Safety
• Guidelines for Vaccinating Pregnant Women
• Institute of Medicine Immunization Publications
• IAC Vaccine Safety Information