What is VAERS?
VAERS is a national vaccine safety surveillance program created as an outgrowth of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (NCVIA) and is administered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). VAERS collects and analyzes data from reports of adverse events following vaccination.Since 1990, VAERS has received over 123,000 reports, most of which describe mild side effects such as fever. Very rarely, people experience serious adverse events following immunization. By monitoring such events, VAERS helps to identify any important new safety concerns that otherwise may not come to light before licensure.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a reporting system that allows the FDA to keep records of any reported side effects after vaccines are given. Your health-care provider can file this report by mail or online at http://vaers.hhs.gov . For more information contact the DHEC Immunization Division at 1-800-277-4687.
