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Annotation:Established in 1990, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national early warning system to detect possible safety problems in U.S.-licensed vaccines. VAERS is co-managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VAERS accepts and analyzes reports of adverse events (possible side effects) after a person has received a vaccination. Anyone can report an adverse event to VAERS. Healthcare professionals are required to report certain adverse events and vaccine manufacturers are required to report all adverse events that come to their attention.
VAERS is a passive reporting system, meaning it relies on individuals to send in reports of their experiences to CDC and FDA. VAERS is not designed to determine if a vaccine caused a health problem, but is especially useful for detecting unusual or unexpected patterns of adverse event reporting that might indicate a possible safety problem with a vaccine. This way, VAERS can provide CDC and FDA with valuable information that additional work and evaluation is necessary to further assess a possible safety concern. https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.html
Population: All/Anyone
Length: 28 questions
Mode of Administration: Online (e.g., computer-assisted interview)
Pen and Paper
Administered by: Self Administered
Parent/Teacher
Specialist/Doctor/Expert
Language(s): English...[See more] [See less]
Access Notes:
Free/Publicly Available
Information can be reported via an online form or in a PDF that can be uploaded. To find a link to the PDF, and information on how to report the adverse events, go here: https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.html.
