VACCINE RESOURCE MANUAL ASSIGNMENT Purpose: Immunizations are a vital part of th

VACCINE RESOURCE MANUAL ASSIGNMENT
Purpose:
Immunizations are a vital part of the Medical Assistants job. Immunization practices are constantly
changing, as medicine and research changes. So, it is important to stay up to date and be aware of all
practices. This manual assignment will give you a start in creating a resource book you can keep with
you a long time.
Assignment:
Part one:
1) Head to http://www.immunize.org/. Once there please take a look around, familiarize yourself
with this website.
2) Answer the following questions. (Need to be typed, full sentences, and turned in with your
manual)
a. Who is the intended audience of this website?
b. What did you like most about this site?
c. Is this a good patient resource? Why or why not?
3) Now print the following pages for your resource manual (Make sure you are printing the most
up to date)
a. Administering Vaccines, Item #P3085
b. Administering Vaccines to Adults Item #3084
c. Summary of Recommendations for Childhood and Adolescent Immunizations Item #P2010
d. Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunizations Item # P2011
e. Don’t be guilty of these preventable errors in vaccine administration, #P3033
f. Hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines: Be sure your patients get the correct dose, #P2081
g. Checklist of Current Versions of U.S. COVID-19-Vaccination Guidance and Clinic Support
Tools, Item #P3130
h. Anything else you would like to add to your resource binder
Part Two:
1) Head to https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/index.html . Once there, please take a look around,
familiarize yourself with this website.
2) Answer the following questions. (Need to be typed, full sentences, and turned in with your
manual)
a. Who is the intended audience of this website?
b. What did you like most about this site?
c. Is this a good patient resource? Why or why not?
d. What is the “Pink Book”?
3) Now print the following pages for your resource manual (Make sure you are printing the most
up to date
a.Child and Adolescent Schedule, Comprehensive Version(This needs to be printed in
landscape orientation in order for it to be legible. If you have the ability to print in color
this is best, but not required)
b. Pink Book Appendices:
i. Appendix A (Only Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly
Used Vaccines)
ii. Appendix B (Only U.S. Vaccines and Thimerosal Table)
iii. Appendix C (Only It’s Federal Law and Instructions for Use of VISs)
iv. Appendix D (Only Sections: The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System and
Vaccine Injury Table)
c. COVID-19 Vaccination Clinical & Professional Resources
i. Interim COVID-19 Immunization Schedule for Persons 6 Months of Age and
Older
Part Three:
Now that you have explored these two sites choose at least 5 additional documents that you find
interesting or might find useful.