Professor Jim Buttery, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital, jim.buttery@mcri.edu.au
Adverse event following immunisation (AEFI) is ‘an unwanted or unexpected event following the administration of a vaccine(s). AEFIs may be caused by a vaccine(s) or may occur by coincidence: that is, it would have occurred regardless of vaccination’. AEFIs also include conditions that may occur following the incorrect handling and/or administration of a vaccine.
SAEFVIC aims to provide increased early detection and appropriate rapid response to AEFI in adults and children, integrated with clinical support for reporting health care workers and patients/families within Victoria. The intention is to enhance the passive surveillance of all significant or rare AEFI, regardless of causality. The surveillance information is used to detect vaccine safety ‘signals’, prompt action and maintain confidence in immunisation programs. This collaboration aims to deliver a system with world-leading sensitivity for Victorian health authorities to rapidly detect and research vaccine safety concerns, whether they are new trends or just temporally associated events.
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- Adverse Events Following Immunisation
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Victoria
- The Royal Children’s Hospital
- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics