Supplementary report: surveillance of adverse events following immunisation among children aged less than seven years in Australia, 1 January to 30 June 2011

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, New South Wales
  • Jane Cook Office of Product Review, Therapeutic Goods Administration, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
  • Peter McIntyre National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of Sydney and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales
  • Kristine Macartney National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of Sydney and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales
  • Rob Menzies National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of Sydney and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2012.36.7

Keywords:

AEFI, surveillance, immunisation, vaccine safety

Abstract


This report summarises national passive surveillance data reported to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to 31 August 2011 for adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) reported for children aged less than 7 years who received vaccines between 1 January and 30 June 2011. The report includes all vaccines administered to children in this age group with a focus on the vaccines included in the funded National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule.

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01/03/12

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Mahajan, Deepika, Jane Cook, Peter McIntyre, Kristine Macartney, and Rob Menzies. 2012. “Supplementary Report: Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Immunisation Among Children Aged Less Than Seven Years in Australia, 1 January to 30 June 2011”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 36 (March):114-19. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2012.36.7.

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Vol. 36 (2012)

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