What is being done to monitor the safety of vaccines?
To assure the safety of vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other Federal agencies routinely monitor vaccine safety and conduct research to examine any new evidence that would suggest possible problems with the safety of vaccines. The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS, was designed to give healthcare workers and others a place to report possible problems following vaccination. VAERS helps the FDA and CDC to continuously monitor vaccine safety. The FDA reviews reports weekly and closely monitors reporting trends for individual vaccine lots. To request a VAERS form or to get more information about VAERS, please call 1-800-822-7967 or go to the VAERS website at http://vaers.hhs.
To assure the safety of vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other Federal agencies routinely monitor vaccine safety and conduct research to examine any new evidence that would suggest possible problems with the safety of vaccines. The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS, was designed to give healthcare workers and others a place to report possible problems following vaccination. VAERS helps the FDA and CDC to continuously monitor vaccine safety. The FDA reviews reports weekly and closely monitors reporting trends for individual vaccine lots.
