- Title
- Vaxtracker: active on-line surveillance for adverse events following inactivated influenza vaccine in children
- Creator
- Cashman, Patrick; Moberley, Sarah; Dalton, Craig; Stephenson, Jody; Elvidge, Elissa; Butler, Michelle; Durrheim, David N.
- Relation
- Vaccine Vol. 32, Issue 42, p. 5503-5508
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.07.061
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2014
- Description
- Vaxtracker is a web based survey for active post marketing surveillance of Adverse Events Following Immunisation. It is designed to efficiently monitor vaccine safety of new vaccines by early signal detection of serious adverse events. The Vaxtracker system automates contact with the parents or carers of immunised children by email and/or sms message to their smart phone. A hyperlink on the email and text messages links to a web based survey exploring adverse events following the immunisation. The Vaxtracker concept was developed during 2011 (n= 21), and piloted during the 2012 (n= 200) and 2013 (n= 477) influenza seasons for children receiving inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) in the Hunter New England Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia. Survey results were reviewed by surveillance staff to detect any safety signals and compare adverse event frequencies among the different influenza vaccines administered. In 2012, 57% (n= 113) of the 200 participants responded to the online survey and 61% (290/477) in 2013. Vaxtracker appears to be an effective method for actively monitoring adverse events following influenza vaccination in children.
- Subject
- vaccine safety; Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI); post marketing surveillance; active surveillance; online survey; influenza vaccine
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1068174
- Identifier
- uon:18568
- Identifier
- ISSN:0264-410X
- Language
- eng
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