Institutional Reports
Official publications from WHO, CDC, IOM, FDA, and ACIP — freely available from issuing bodies
This page indexes key institutional reports and publications that form the primary evidence base for vaccine policy, safety review, and immunization practice. All documents listed here are available free of charge from their issuing bodies. No affiliate links are present on this page.
Last updated: April 2026.
Key Institutional Publications
| Title | Issuing Body | Scope | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACIP Recommendations | CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices | Official US childhood, adolescent, and adult vaccination schedules and recommendations | Free — cdc.gov/acip |
| WHO Position Papers on Vaccines | World Health Organization | WHO global vaccine recommendations by disease | Free — who.int/immunization |
| Immunization Safety Review Series | Institute of Medicine / National Academies | Evidence reviews on vaccine safety topics including autism, multiple vaccines, and specific adverse events | Free — nap.nationalacademies.org |
| Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) Data | CDC / FDA | US post-licensure vaccine adverse event surveillance data | Free — vaers.hhs.gov |
| Biologics License Applications (BLAs) | FDA CBER | Regulatory approval documents for licensed vaccines | Free — fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics |
| Brighton Collaboration Case Definitions | Brighton Collaboration / WHO | Standardized definitions for vaccine adverse event classification | Free — brightoncollaboration.org |
| Global Vaccine Action Plan | WHO | Framework for immunization goals and monitoring 2011-2020 | Free — who.int |
| Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) | CDC | Patient-facing information sheets required under US federal law for each vaccine | Free — cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis |