The Vaccine Safety Datalink: successes and challenges monitoring vaccine safety [PDF]
The Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) is a collaborative project between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and 9 health care organizations. Established in 1990, VSD is a vital resource informing policy makers and the public about the safety of vaccines used in the United States.
Michael M Mcneil +2 more
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Examining Discordance in Perceptions of COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccine Safety During Pregnancy Among a Cohort of US Adults [PDF]
Background/Objectives: Vaccination is an important strategy to protect pregnant people, fetuses, and infants from severe influenza and COVID-19. However, as of April 2025 in the United States, only 14% of pregnant women had received the 2024–2025 COVID ...
Rachael Piltch-Loeb +9 more
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Strengthening Vaccine Safety Systems, Research, and Regional Collaboration in Africa: A Call to Action [PDF]
The 8th meeting of the African Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (AACVS), constituted in 2021, convened by the Vaccine Research and Innovation Unit within the Vaccine Preventable Diseases Program, WHO Regional Office for Africa, was held virtually ...
Beckie N. Tagbo +11 more
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The use of observed-to-expected analyses as a signal detection tool in COVID-19 vaccine safety surveillance: lessons learned from an industry perspective [PDF]
During the pandemic, the accelerated review and authorization of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) vaccines by regulatory authorities elicited the need for rapid and thorough worldwide signal detection and evaluation.
Laurence Serradell +10 more
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A framework for nationwide COVID-19 vaccine safety research in the Republic of Korea: the COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research Committee [PDF]
With the introduction of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) commissioned the National Academy of Medicine of Korea to gather experts to independently assess post-vaccination adverse events.
Na-Young Jeong +10 more
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In 2019, EMA licensed intravenous (IV) zanamivir for severe influenza virus infection in children over 6 months as well as adults. Prior to that, it was possible via a compassionate use program.
Maren Alchikh +3 more
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Influenza virus (IV) coinfection, i.e., simultaneous infection with IV and other viruses, is a common occurrence in humans. However, little is known about the incidence and clinical impact of coinfection with two different IV subtypes or lineages (“dual ...
Patrick E. Obermeier +4 more
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Safety of simultaneous vaccination with COVID-19 vaccines in the Vaccine Safety Datalink
Safety data on simultaneous vaccination (SV) with primary series monovalent COVID-19 vaccines and other vaccines are limited. We describe SV with primary series COVID-19 vaccines and assess 23 pre-specified health outcomes following SV among persons aged ≥5 years in the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD).We utilized VSD's COVID-19 vaccine surveillance data ...
Tat'Yana A. Kenigsberg +12 more
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Attitudes toward COVID-19 and Other Vaccines: Comparing Parents to Other Adults, September 2022
Few analyses of COVID-19 vaccine attitudes also cover routine vaccines or focus on parents. In this cross-sectional study, we surveyed US adults in September 2022, immediately following the authorization of updated bivalent COVID-19 boosters for adults ...
Matthew Z. Dudley +4 more
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Vaccines - safety in pregnancy
Vaccination during pregnancy is important for active immunity of the mother against serious infectious diseases, and also for passive immunity of the neonate to infectious diseases with high morbidity and mortality. As a rule, live vaccines are contraindicated during pregnancy as they may cause fetal viremia/bacteremia.
Arora, Mala, Lakshmi, Rama
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