Last Updated:
12 Sep 12

 SAFETY/ADVERSE EVENTS

If you have clinical questions related to vaccination, please contact the DoD Vaccine Clinical Call Center at 1-866-210-6469.

Vaccine Reactions

• Safety Summary to Date

• Chest pain in the second week after vaccination?
  It might be myo-pericarditis. Get medical care.
  • Establishment of Case Management Guidelines for Smallpox Vaccine Associated Myopericarditis [09 JUN 03]
    • Pericarditis-Myocarditis Evaluation Tables [24 APR 09]

• Multiple Concurrent Immunizations and Safety Concerns [16 APR 04]

• Smallpox: People With Cardiac Disease Should Not Be Vaccinated

• Types of Reactions: Expected Responses & Side Effects
• CDC Clinical Evaluation Tools for Smallpox Vaccine Adverse Reactions
• Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse Reactions
  Guidance for Clinicians [MMWR 2003;52(RR04):1-28]
• Vaccine Reactions: How do I learn more?

Pregnancy

• Pregnancy Considerations

VAERS Information and Reporting

• Consistency & Precision in Coding Medical Encounters After Immunization
  Information Paper
• Panels Find Vaccine May Relate to Reservist's Illness and Death
• Overview
• VAERS
• Dealing with Adverse Events
  Clinical Guidelines for Managing Adverse Events After Vaccination
• Vaccine Healthcare Center (VHC) Information
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, January 24, 2003/Vol. 52/No. SS--1
  Surveillance for Safety After Immunization: Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
  (VAERS) --- United States, 1991--2001