HOW TO REPORT AN ADVERSE VACCINE REACTION TO VAERS
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Vaccines have saved millions of lives across the United States. But like any medical treatment, there are rare side effects that can happen. At our firm, we have a robust vaccine injury practice to help these folks navigate the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. People who suffer side effects from vaccinations can report their symptoms to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). This program assists the Department of Health and Human Services to detect and track potentially unsafe vaccines in the U.S.
for inclusion in its database. This data is beneficial for making determinations regarding the safety and efficacy of a particular vaccine.
Submitting an Adverse Event to VAERS
No matter what the side effect, you can report it to VAERS without having to go through a health care provider at VAERS.hhs.gov/reportevent. You can also report the adverse reaction to your health care provider. Physicians are required by law to report adverse reactions to VAERS under specific circumstances.
Why It’s Important to Report Vaccine Adverse Reactions
I encourage our clients to report their vaccine injuries to VAERS. The more information we have regarding vaccines and their side effects, the better. Ultimately, the goal is to produce a safe product, and VAERS is an important tool for that goal.
The purpose of VAERS is data collection. It helps to identify trends in the safety of vaccines as well as identify the incidence of a particular side effect. For that reason, people are encouraged to report potential side effects of vaccines to VAERS regardless of whether the exact cause is known.
It is designed to be over-inclusive and allows anyone to report a possible side effect or adverse event following a vaccine
–Jon Svitak
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