The Immunization Healthcare Division has completed the Ninth Edition of the Immunization Tool Kit (ITK), which is now available in print exclusively to health care personnel within the Department of Defense. The ITK is a comprehensive resource booklet based on military immunization policy, national recommendations, evidenced-based, peer-reviewed published medical literature, and clinical practice guidelines.
IHD maintains a comprehensive list of updates, which you can find cataloged here.
Get the Ninth Edition

To order a hard copy of the ITK, please visit our ordering page below (CAC authentication required) and provide the requested information. If you have a technical problem accessing or completing the order form, please send an email to usarmy.detrick.medcom-aphc.mbx.ihcs@mail.mil. DoD immunization activities can order up to 30 ITKs per order. You can view detailed ordering instructions here. Once your order is placed, you will receive confirmation that it was received and another notification when your order has been processed and shipped. Questions about the ordering process or order status should be sent to DoDvaccines@mail.mil or by phone at 877-438-8222, Option 2.
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Download the electronic version
The ITK Ninth Edition is also available electronically in pdf format. You can navigate through the electronic ITK by using the bookmarks embedded in the Table of Contents, which is found on pages v-vii. Clicking on any of the entries in the Table of Contents will take you directly to the corresponding page number where the content is located.
The following pages have been updated since the ITK Ninth Edition was released in October 2019. Any updated pages will be displayed and cataloged below, and can be printed and added individually into hard copies of the ITK.
Updated content |
Date |
Pages 2-2 to 2-6: 2021 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule |
April 7, 2021
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Pages 3-2 to 3-9: 2021 Recommended Childhood/Adolescent Immunization Schedule |
April 7, 2021 |
Pages 2-12 to 2-13: Cholera Vaccine (updates age indication) |
February 23, 2021 |
Pages 4-11 to 4-13: Vaccine Storage and Handling Requirements
|
January 14, 2021
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Pages 2-14 to 2-17: Hepatitis A B and Combination AB Vaccines: Adult
|
September 25, 2020
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Page 3-25: Hepatitis A Vaccine: Pediatric
|
September 25, 2020
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Page 1-22 to 1-23: Routine Immunization Screening Form: Pediatric
|
April 30, 2020
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Page 1-24 to 1-25: Routine Immunization Screening Form: Adult
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April 30, 2020
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Pages 2-20 to 2-21: Inactivated Influenza Vaccine: Adds information on Southern Hemisphere flu vaccine
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March 9, 2020
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Page 4-11: Vaccine Storage and Handling Requirements: Cholera update under "Other Comments"
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March 3, 2020
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Pages 2-2 to 2-6: Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for 2020 |
February 25, 2020 |
Pages 3-2 to 3-9: Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for 2020 |
February 25, 2020
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Last Updated: April 07, 2021