What should I do if a patient has a clinically significant adverse event following vaccination?
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) requires healthcare providers to report: any adverse event listed by the vaccine manufacturer as a contraindication to further doses of the vaccine; or any adverse event listed in the VAERS Table of Reportable Events Following Vaccination [34KB / 2 pages] that occurs within the specified time period after vaccination. Healthcare providers are encouraged to report other clinically significant adverse events that follow immunization to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), even if they are unsure whether the event was caused by vaccine. There are three ways to report to VAERS: • Submit an online form via a secure VAERS website, • Fax a completed VAERS form to 877-721-0366, or • Mail a completed VAERS form to VAERS, P.O. Box 1100, Rockville, MD 20849-1100. The VAERS form [101KB / 2 pages] may be downloaded from the VAERS website. Alternatively, you may request a VAERS form by sending an email to info@vaers.org, by calling tol
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