Postlicensure Safety Surveillance for Varicella Vaccine
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A total of 6,574 reports of side effects from chickenpox vaccine have been reported to the US Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System since the vaccine was introduced in 1995. Only 4% of the side effects were serious. The most common adverse events were rashes, vaccine failures, and injection site reactions.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2000
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Postlicensure safety surveillance for 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
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The reports of events occurring after vaccination with 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) are summarized, including those that may warrant further investigation to access possible causation by PCV. The majority of the reports to Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) in the first 2 years after licensure of PCV described generally minor adverse events previously identified in clinical trials.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2004
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Adverse events reported following live, cold-adapted, intranasal influenza vaccine
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A study aims to identify adverse events reported following licensed a trivalent live, attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV-T) administration after licensure. Reports to Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System in the first 2 seasons of LAIV-T use did not identify any unexpected serious risks with this vaccine when used according to approved indications.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2005
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