National Vaccine Information Center
NATIONAL VACCINE INFORMATION CENTER
In your search for information about childhood vaccinations, you have found this site for the National Vaccine Information Center.
Figure false: This screenshot of the National Vaccine Information Center’s (NVIC) homepage is reproduced with the permission of NVIC and can be accessed at www.NVIC.org. Use of the Web site in these e-readings does not imply an NVIC endorsement of statements or opinions of the authors. NVIC is a charitable non-profit organization founded in 1982 to prevent vaccine injuries and deaths through public education and advocates for the inclusion of informed consent protections in public health policies and laws.
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