Immunization Information: The Benefits and The Risks

Looking for reliable information and answers to your questions about vaccines?



In Immunization Information, Dr. Martin Myers-one of the nation's leading experts on vaccines, infectious diseases, and immunization-describes the benefits and risks related to immunization and the underlying diseases that vaccines prevent.



Understand what's in each vaccine and how they work. Learn about the infections that vaccines prevent and why they remain important today. Know how and why your neighbors' decisions about vaccines can affect you and your family.



Based on science but written in everyday language, Immunization Information helps you distinguish the facts from fiction. It will show you how to identify misinformation, while also showing you how to find reliable, trustworthy information for yourself.