Every state offers parents a right to refuse vaccines prior to participating in public education. Eighteen states have a philosophical exemption, meaning, they have examined the evidence and conclude that the risk of the vaccine is greater than the risk of the illness. All states, except Mississippi and West Virginia,
This list includes only vaccines for which supporting documents were provided and is arranged alphabetically by the proper name of the product. Information is provided for original product approvals, new indications, and the current package insert. For a complete list of approved vaccines, click the link under “Related Information” at
May 26, 2022 – Oral MucoRice-CTB vaccine is safe and immunogenic in healthy US adults “MucoRice-CTB is a genetically modified rice in which the CTB gene has been introduced into the rice genome. We developed MucoRice-CTB as a prototype cold-chain–free, needle-free, and purification-free rice-based oral cholera vaccine.” May 3,
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national vaccine surveillance program co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VAERS is a post-marketing safety surveillance program that collects information about adverse events that occur after the administration of vaccines