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VACCINE ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING SYSTEM
24 Hour Toll-Free Information 1-800-822-7967 P.O. Box 1100, Rockville, MD 20849-1100 PATIENT IDENTITY KEPT CONFIDENTIAL Patient Name:
Last Address

For CDC/FDA Use Only
VAERS Number Date Received Form completed by (Name): Relation Vaccine Provider Patient/Parent to Patient Manufacturer Other Address (if different from patient or provider)

Vaccine administered by (Name): First M.I. Responsible Physician Facility Name/Address

City

State

Zip

City

State

Zip

City

State

Zip

Telephone no. (____) ______________________
1. State 2. County where administered

Telephone no. (____) ______________________
3. Date of birth mm dd yy 4. Patient age

Telephone no. (____) ______________________
5. Sex M 8. 6. Date form completed F mm dd yy )

7. Describe adverse events(s) (symptoms, signs, time course) and treatment, if any

Check all appropriate: Patient died (date mm dd yy Life threatening illness Required emergency room/doctor visit Required hospitalization (________days) Resulted in prolongation of hospitalization Resulted in permanent disability None of the above

9. Patient recovered

YES

NO

UNKNOWN

10. Date of vaccination mm dd yy

11. Adverse event onset

12. Relevant diagnostic tests/laboratory data

mm dd yy AM AM Time ____________ PM Time ____________ PM No. Previous Doses

13. Enter all vaccines given on date listed in no. 10 Vaccine (type) a. b. c. d. 14. Any other vaccinations within 4 weeks prior to the date listed in no. 10 Vaccine (type) a. b. 15. Vaccinated at: Private doctor's office/hospital Public health clinic/hospital 18. Illness at time of vaccination (specify) 20. Have you reported this adverse event previously? No To doctor 16. Vaccine purchased with: Private funds Military funds Other/unknown Public funds 17. Other medications Manufacturer Lot number Route/Site No. Previous doses Date given Manufacturer Lot number Route/Site

Military clinic/hospital Other/unknown

19. Pre-existing physician-diagnosed allergies, birth defects, medical conditions (specify) To health department To manufacturer

Only for children 5 and under 22. Birth weight __________ lb. _________ oz. 24. Mfr./imm. proj. report no. 23. No. of brothers and sisters

21. Adverse event following prior vaccination (check all applicable, specify) Onset Type Dose no. Adverse Age Vaccine in series Event In patient In brother or sister

Only for reports submitted by manufacturer/immunization project 25. Date received by mfr./imm.proj.

26. 15 day report?
Yes No

27. Report type
Initial Follow-Up

Health care providers and manufacturers are required by law (42 USC 300aa-25) to report reactions to vaccines listed in the Table of Reportable Events Following Immunization. Reports for reactions to other vaccines are voluntary except when required as a condition of immunization grant awards.

Form VAERS-1(FDA)

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VAERS

P.O. Box 1100 Rockville MD 20849-1100

DIRECTIONS FOR COMPLETING FORM (Additional pages may be attached if more space is needed.)
GENERAL

· Use a separate form for each patient. Complete the form to the best of your abilities. Items 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 13 are considered essential and should be completed whenever possible. Parents/Guardians may need to consult the facility where the vaccine was administered for some of the information (such as manufacturer, lot number or laboratory data.) · Refer to the Reportable Events Table (RET) for events mandated for reporting by law. Reporting for other serious events felt to be related but not on the RET is encouraged. · Health care providers other than the vaccine administrator (VA) treating a patient for a suspected adverse event should notify the VA and provide the information about the adverse event to allow the VA to complete the form to meet the VA's legal responsibility. · These data will be used to increase understanding of adverse events following vaccination and will become part of CDC Privacy Act System 09-20-0136, "Epidemiologic Studies and Surveillance of Disease Problems". Information identifying the person who received the vaccine or that person's legal representative will not be made available to the public, but may be available to the vaccinee or legal representative. · Postage will be paid by addressee. Forms may be photocopied (must be front & back on same sheet).
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

Form Completed By: To be used by parents/guardians, vaccine manufacturers/distributors, vaccine administrators, and/or the person completing the form on behalf of the patient or the health professional who administered the vaccine. Item 7: Describe the suspected adverse event. Such things as temperature, local and general signs and symptoms, time course, duration of symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and recovery should be noted. Item 9: Check "YES" if the patient's health condition is the same as it was prior to the vaccine, "NO" if the patient has not returned to the pre-vaccination state of health, or "UNKNOWN" if the patient's condition is not known. Item 10: Give dates and times as specifically as you can remember. If you do not know the exact time, please and 11: indicate "AM" or "PM" when possible if this information is known. If more than one adverse event, give the onset date and time for the most serious event. Item 12: Include "negative" or "normal" results of any relevant tests performed as well as abnormal findings. Item 13: List ONLY those vaccines given on the day listed in Item 10. Item 14: List any other vaccines that the patient received within 4 weeks prior to the date listed in Item 10. Item 16: This section refers to how the person who gave the vaccine purchased it, not to the patient's insurance. Item 17: List any prescription or non-prescription medications the patient was taking when the vaccine(s) was given. Item 18: List any short term illnesses the patient had on the date the vaccine(s) was given (i.e., cold, flu, ear infection). Item 19: List any pre-existing physician-diagnosed allergies, birth defects, medical conditions (including developmental and/or neurologic disorders) for the patient. Item 21: List any suspected adverse events the patient, or the patient's brothers or sisters, may have had to previous vaccinations. If more than one brother or sister, or if the patient has reacted to more than one prior vaccine, use additional pages to explain completely. For the onset age of a patient, provide the age in months if less than two years old. Item 26: This space is for manufacturers' use only.