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Vaccine Adverse Events
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national vaccine safety surveillance program co-sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The purpose of VAERS is to detect possible signals of adverse events associated with vaccines. VAERS collects and analyzes information from reports of adverse events (possible side effects) that occur after the administration of US licensed vaccines.
Reports are welcome from all concerned individuals: patients, parents, health care providers, pharmacists and vaccine manufacturers.
General Information
- VAERS Overview
- Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) Questions and Answers
- Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) Database Information
- Submit Vaccine Adverse Event Data via the Internet
- Submit Vaccine Adverse Event Data by Mail (PDF - 99KB)
- Guidance for Industry: How to Complete the Vaccine Adverse Reporting System Form (VAERS-1)
- Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
- Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System Brochure (PDF - 376KB)
- InformaciĆ³n en espaƱol acerca del Sistema para Reportar Reacciones Adversas a las Vacunas (VAERS) (PDF - 2386KB)
Guidances & Rules
Contact Us
- (800) 835-4709
- (301) 827-1800
- ocod@fda.hhs.gov
Consumer Affairs Branch (CBER)
Division of Communication and Consumer Affairs
Office of Communication, Outreach and Development
Food and Drug Administration
1401 Rockville Pike
Suite 200N/HFM-47
Rockville, MD 20852-1448