Supplementary report: surveillance of adverse events following immunisation among children aged less than seven years in Australia, 1 January to 30 June 2012

Authors

  • Deepika Mahajan National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of Sydney and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
  • Jane Cook Office of Product Review, Therapeutic Goods Administration, Canberra, Australia
  • Aditi Dey National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of Sydney and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
  • Kristine Macartney National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of Sydney and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
  • Rob Menzies National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of Sydney and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2013.37.18

Keywords:

AEFI, surveillance, immunisation, vaccine safety

Abstract

This report summarises national passive surveillance data reported to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to 31 August 2012 for adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) for children aged <7 years who received vaccines between 1 January and 30 June 2012.

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Supplementary report: surveillance of adverse events following immunisation among children.

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01/06/13

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Mahajan, Deepika, Jane Cook, Aditi Dey, Kristine Macartney, and Rob Menzies. 2013. “Supplementary Report: Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Immunisation Among Children Aged Less Than Seven Years in Australia, 1 January to 30 June 2012”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 37 (June):130-35. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2013.37.18.

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Vol. 37 (2013)

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