The Vaccine Education Center (VEC) was launched in October 2000 to provide accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date information about vaccines and the diseases they prevent.

Through our websites, videos, informational tear sheets, e-newsletters, webinars and speaker programs, we seek to dispel some of the common misconceptions and misinformation surrounding vaccines. The goal of our effort is to communicate the facts about each vaccine as well as how vaccines are made, how and why vaccines work, who recommends them, whether they are safe, whether they are still necessary, and when they should be given. We have also developed educational materials for elementary, middle, high school and college students.

The VEC is funded by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and through philanthropic donations and does not receive support from vaccine manufacturers.

The VEC is a member of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Vaccine Safety Net because our website meets the criteria for credibility and content as defined by the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety. Learn more about the WHO’s Vaccine Safety Net.

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Programs and websites