Developing a national system for dealing with adverse events following immunization

• Main Authors: U. Mehta (Author), J.B. Milstien (Author), P. Duclos (Author), P.I. Folb (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although vaccines are among the safest of pharmaceuticals, the occasional severe adverse event or cluster of adverse events associated with their use may rapidly become a serious threat to public health. It is essential that national monitoring and reporting systems for vaccine safety are efficient...