Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Immunizations in children and adolescents".)
International
●World Health Organization (WHO): Vaccine position papers
Canada
●Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC): Canadian Immunization Guide
●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Practice point on addressing vaccine hesitancy in immunization programs, clinics, and practices (2018, reaffirmed 2024)
●CPS: Practice point on immunization of the immunocompromised child – Key principles (2018, reaffirmed 2024)
●CPS: Practice point on working with vaccine-hesitant parents – An update (2018, reaffirmed 2024)
United States
●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Immunization schedules
●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Vaccine information statements
●Immunization Action Coalition (IAC): Vaccine recommendations
●AAP: Red Book (2024)
●Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): Clinical practice guideline for vaccination of the immunocompromised host (ARCHIVED; 2013)
Europe
●European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP): Statement on mandatory vaccination (2020)
United Kingdom
●UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA): The Green Book – Immunisation against infectious disease
•Measles (2013, updated 2019)
•Mumps (2013)
•Rubella (2013)
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Public health guideline on immunisations – Reducing differences in uptake in under 19s (2009, updated 2017)
India
●Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP): Recommended immunization schedule (2020-21) and update on immunization for children aged 0 through 18 years (published 2020)
Australia–New Zealand
•Measles (2023)
•Mumps (2023)
•Rubella (2023)
Japan
●Japanese Pediatric Society (JPS): Changes in the immunization schedule (2020)
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