Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) Documents
Guidances and Rules
- FEDERAL REGISTER: Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting; Revised Form VAERS–2; Withdrawal of Proposed Revised Form - 4/21/2006
- Federal Register Notice; Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System; Revised Form VAERS-2; Availability - 11/20/2001
- Draft Form (for comment) - (PDF,86 KB)
- Instructions (PDF, 15 KB)
- Guidance for Industry: How to Complete the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System Form (VAERS-1) - 9/8/1998
Consumer Articles
- How the FDA works to Ensure Vaccine Safety FDA Consumer December 1995
- Adults Need Tetanus Shots, Too FDA Consumer July-August 1996
- First Vaccine for Chickenpox FDA Consumer September 1995
- Vaccine Safety Crucial but Impossible to Guarantee. Infectious Diseases in Children, 1996;9(1):33-35.
- Physicians play a pivotal role in vaccine safety. AAP News, Feb., 1996.
Other Resources
- VAERS Bibliography: CDC/FDA Publications
- Dear Colleague Letter: Use of Haemophilus influenzae Vaccines in Combination with DTaP in Infants - 8/12/1998
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