Attention All Immunization Providers
Do Your Part for Vaccine Safety
Report to VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) For Any Adverse Event After Vaccination Including After COVID-19 Vaccine
WHAT IS VAERS?
VAERS is a national program that monitors the safety of vaccines after they are licensed. It is managed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VAERS monitors for any problems or “adverse events” that happen after vaccination. Not all events reported to VAERS are caused by the vaccine. VAERS is unable to determine that a vaccine caused or did not cause an adverse event. However, it can give the CDC and FDA important information that might signal a problem. If it looks as though a vaccine might be associated with an adverse event, the FDA and CDC will investigate further.
WHO CAN REPORT TO VAERS? Parents, Patients, Healthcare Providers and Others. The CDC and FDA encourage anybody who experiences any problems after vaccination to report to VAERS. Healthcare providers are required by law to report certain problems.
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HOW DO YOU REPORT? Go to VAERS, then choose one of two ways to report:
- Report online (preferred method) Report An Event
- Report using a Writable PDF Form. Download the PDF form to your computer, complete it and then return to the VAERS website to upload the completed form. Important: Use a desktop or laptop computer on which you can securely save a document that contains protected health information, personal identifiers or other sensitive personal or patient information.
- If you need further assistance with reporting to VAERS, please email info@VAERS.org or call 1-800-822-7967.
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