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Universally Recommended Vaccinations: Client-Held Paper Immunization Records

Client-held paper immunization records provide members of a target population or their families with documentation of their vaccination history. These records can be used by clients to improve their awareness of vaccinations needed or due and by providers to assess client vaccination status. Client-held paper immunization records may be presented alone or as part of a more comprehensive health record.

Summary of Task Force Recommendations & Findings

The Community Preventive Services Task Force finds insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of client-held paper immunization records in increasing vaccination rates or reducing rates of vaccine preventable illness. Evidence is considered insufficient because of inconsistent findings and variability in the interventions evaluated.

Task Force Finding & Rationale Statement

The Task Force recommendation was made in March 2010. It is based on evidence from a previously completed review (search period 1980-1997) and an updated review (search period 1997-2009). Updates of reviews are conducted to incorporate more recent evidence.

These reviews were conducted on behalf of the Task Force by a team of specialists in systematic review methods, and in research, practice and policy related to vaccinations to prevent diseases. Please subscribe External Web Site Icon to be notified as new materials on this topic become available.

Learn more about the original reviews, Task Force findings and other publications at Vaccinations to Prevent Diseases.

Publications

The findings and results of this systematic review have not been published. Read other Community Guide publications about Vaccinations to Prevent Diseases in our library, including articles about the previous review. You may also subscribe to be notified as new materials on this topic become available.



Disclaimer

The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the Community Preventive Services Task Force and do not necessarily represent those of CDC.

Sample Citation

The content of publications of the Guide to Community Preventive Services is in the public domain. Citation as to source, however, is appreciated. Sample citation: Guide to Community Preventive Services. Universally recommended vaccinations: client-held paper immunization records (abbreviated). www.thecommunityguide.org/vaccines/universally/clientheldrecords.html. Last updated: MM/DD/YYYY.

Review completed: March 2010