About Parents PACK

Parents PACK -- Possessing, Accessing and Communicating Knowledge about vaccines -- was established by the Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to:

• Develop a dialogue with you about vaccines
• Provide you with vaccine information more regularly than your child's doctor visits
• Establish a place where you can easily get up-to-date information and answers to your vaccine questions.

We invite you to explore our site's offerings and to check back regularly for new information.

• Sign up for the Parents PACK monthly newsletter
• Read answers to frequently asked questions
• Find information in previous Parents PACK newsletters
• Get information about which vaccines your child is scheduled to receive
• Look up your state's school entry requirements
• Get help in maintaining immunization records
• Learn age-specific vaccine needs and issues
• Contact us with questions