Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Immunizations in patients with HIV" and "Society guideline links: Immunizations in children and adolescents" and "Society guideline links: Immunizations in adults".)
International
●World Health Organization (WHO): Immunization of health care workers (2020)
●WHO: Recommendations for interrupted or delayed routine immunization (2020)
●WHO: Recommendations for routine immunization (2020)
●WHO: Recommended routine immunizations for children (2020)
●WHO: Guidelines on the treatment of skin and oral HIV-associated conditions in children and adults (2014)
●WHO: Position paper on varicella and herpes zoster vaccines (2014)
Canada
●Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC): Canadian Immunization Guide
•Herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine (2018)
•Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine (2016, updated 2018)
●NACI: Advisory Committee Statement (ACS) on varicella proof of immunity, 2015 update (published 2016)
United States
●Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP): Vaccine recommendations and guidelines
•MMRV vaccine recommendations (measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella)
•Varicella vaccine recommendations
•Zoster (shingles) vaccine recommendations
•Recommended adult immunization schedule for ages 19 years or older, United States (2022)
•Recommended child and adolescent immunization schedule for ages 18 years or younger, United States (2022)
●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Red Book – Varicella-zoster virus infections (2021)
●Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): Clinical practice guideline for vaccination of the immunocompromised host (ARCHIVED; published 2013)
Europe
United Kingdom
●Public Health England (PHE): The Green Book
•Varicella (2013, updated 2019)
•Shingles (herpes zoster) (2013, updated 2016)
●British Infection Society (BIS): Chickenpox in adults – Clinical management (2008)
Australia-New Zealand
●Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI): The Australian Immunisation Handbook
Japan