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| − | Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a database managed by the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] and the [[Food and Drug Administration]]. | + | '''Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System''' (VAERS) is a database managed by the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] and the [[Food and Drug Administration]]. |
VAERS provides a mechanism for the collection and analysis of adverse events associated with [[vaccines]] currently licensed in the United States. | VAERS provides a mechanism for the collection and analysis of adverse events associated with [[vaccines]] currently licensed in the United States. | ||
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Reports to VAERS can be made by the vaccine manufacturer, recipient, their parent/guardian or health care provider. | Reports to VAERS can be made by the vaccine manufacturer, recipient, their parent/guardian or health care provider. | ||
| − | For more information on VAERS call (800) 822-7967.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#v</ref> | + | For more information on VAERS call (800) 822-7967.<ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#v Glossary]</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Medicine]] | [[Category:Medicine]] | ||
Revision as of 03:19, January 22, 2008
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a database managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration.
VAERS provides a mechanism for the collection and analysis of adverse events associated with vaccines currently licensed in the United States.
Reports to VAERS can be made by the vaccine manufacturer, recipient, their parent/guardian or health care provider.
For more information on VAERS call (800) 822-7967.[1]