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Assessing the Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines: A Primer

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  • Helen Petousis-Harris

    (University of Auckland)

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Vaccines against COVID-19 are being developed at speeds not previously achieved. With this unprecedented effort comes challenges for post-marketing safety monitoring and challenges for vaccine safety communication. To deploy these new vaccines fast across diverse populations, it is vital that robust pharmacovigilance and active surveillance systems are in place. Not all countries have the capability or resources to undertake adequate surveillance and will rely on data from those who can. The tools exist to assess COVID-19 vaccines as they are deployed such as surveillance systems, administrative data and case definitions for adverse events of special interest. However, stitching these all together and using them effectively requires investment and collaboration. This paper provides a high-level overview of some of the facets of modern vaccine safety assessment and how they are, or can be, applied to COVID-19 vaccines.

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  • Helen Petousis-Harris, 2020. "Assessing the Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines: A Primer," Drug Safety, Springer, vol. 43(12), pages 1205-1210, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:drugsa:v:43:y:2020:i:12:d:10.1007_s40264-020-01002-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s40264-020-01002-6
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    1. Noelia Rodríguez-Blanco & Nancy Vicente-Alcalde & Laura Cubero-Plazas & Jesús Sánchez-Más & Emilia Montagud & Raul Moragues & Eva Gabaldón-Bravo & Jose Antonio Hurtado-Sanchez & José Tuells, 2022. "Acceptability of the Vaccine against COVID-19 in Spanish Health Sciences Students: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-13, September.
    2. Giovanni Corrao & Guido Bertolaso & Giovanni Pavesi & Letizia Moratti, 2022. "Eight Good Reasons for Careful Monitoring and Evaluation of the Vaccine Campaign against COVID-19: Lessons Learned through the Lombardy Experience for Dealing with Next Challenges," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-15, January.

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