Guidance

Vaccine safety and adverse events following immunisation: the green book, chapter 8

Information for public health professionals on immunisation.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 20 March 2013

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Vaccine safety and adverse events following immunisation: the green book, chapter 8

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Chapter 8 update patches

Vaccines induce protection by eliciting active immune responses to specific antigens. There may be predictable adverse reactions (side effects): most are mild and resolve quickly. However, it is not always possible to predict individuals who might have a mild or serious reaction to a vaccine. The advice in this chapter uses the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of adverse events following immunisation (AEFIs).

Published 20 March 2013