Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

VAERS is a national vaccine safety surveillance program co-sponsored by CDC and FDA. VAERS was mandated by Congress in 1986, which required healthcare providers and vaccine manufacturers to report vaccine adverse events (VAEs). Based on CDC and FDA requirements, SRA designed, developed, implemented, and maintains the VAERS system to house VAE reports. SRA also planned, designed, developed, and maintains a public website (vaers.hhs.gov) that provides public information, a publicly accessible dataset, and facilitates electronic submission of VAEs by the public and healthcare providers. The VAERS system uses CDC’s Public Health Information Network (PHIN) and is currently establishing PHIN Messaging System (PHIN-MS) connectivity with State agencies.