Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national vaccine safety surveillance program co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VAERS collects and analyzes data from reports of adverse events (possible side effects) that occur after the administration of vaccines licensed for use in the United States.
Pronunciation
- Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System: /ˈvæksiːn ædˈvɜːrs iːˈvɛnt rɪˈpɔːrtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm/
Etymology
The term "Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System" is a descriptive name for the system, with "vaccine" referring to the medical product, "adverse event" referring to any undesirable experience associated with the use of a medical product in a patient, and "reporting system" indicating the system's function of collecting and analyzing these reports.
Related Terms
- Adverse event
- Vaccine
- Vaccine safety
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Food and Drug Administration
See Also
References
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020). Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/ensuringsafety/monitoring/vaers/index.html
- Food and Drug Administration. (2020). Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Retrieved from https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/safety-availability-biologics/vaccine-adverse-event-reporting-system-vaers
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
- Wikipedia's article - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
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