Vaccine safety network

The VHPB website is part of the WHO vaccine safety net.

The Vaccine Safety Net is a global network of websites, established by the World Health Organization, that provides reliable information on vaccine safety. The website holds a list of websites that meet the credibility and content criteria of the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS).

Vaccine safety

• A variety of information on vaccine safety can be can be retrieved from CDC's Vaccine safety which provides fact sheets on various current vaccine safety topics, including hepatitis B. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) was established in 1999 to respond promptly, efficiently, and with scientific rigour to vaccine safety issues of potential global importance. (WHO)
• WHO Global Vaccine Safety Initiative (WHO)
• Institute for Vaccine Safety (VSN member)
• National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO): site with general information about vaccines and immunisation-related activities at the U.S. federal level. (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
• Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Paediatric Infectious Diseases Society.
• Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS): the function of the VAERS and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research is to receive reports about adverse events, which may be associated with vaccines. (US Food and Drug Administration)