Review of Adverse Effects of Vaccines
HRSA has contracted with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to review the epidemiological, clinical, and biological evidence regarding adverse health events associated with specific vaccines covered by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
The vaccines to be reviewed are
- varicella zoster vaccine,
- influenza vaccines,
- hepatitis B vaccine, and
- human papillomavirus vaccine.
Other vaccines may be added.
The committee will author a consensus report with conclusions on the evidence bearing on causality and the evidence regarding the biological mechanisms that underlie specific theories for how a specific vaccine is related to a specific adverse event.
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information reflects the current thinking of the United States Department
of Health and Human Services on the topics addressed. This information is
not legal advice and does not create or confer any rights for or on any
person and does not operate to bind the Department or the public. The ultimate
decision about the scope of the statutes authorizing the VICP is within
the authority of the United States Court of Federal Claims, which is responsible
for resolving claims for compensation under the VICP.
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