Vaccine Safety : Overview, History, and How the Safety Process Works

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion.
• Description:
  Vaccines are one of the greatest success stories in public health. Through use of vaccines, we have eradicated smallpox and nearly eliminated wild polio virus. The number of people who experience the devastating effects of preventable infectious diseases like measles, diphtheria, and whooping cough is at an all-time low. To ensure the continued success of vaccines in the United States, it’s crucial to make sure that vaccines are safe.
• Content Notes:
  The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act -- The Vaccine Life Cycle: Safety at Every Phase -- How CDC Monitors Vaccine Safety -- Improvements in Vaccine Safety -- The Future of Vaccine Safety – References.
• Subjects:
  History, 20th Century Patient Safety Safety Vaccination Vaccination/history Vaccines Vaccines/adverse Effects Vaccines/history
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Name as Subject:
  National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:576cd8646bbac55c19903ec83e203add93cca39d6fa49190f0c1605dbadff94d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/133063/cdc_133063_DS1.pdf
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