Immunization Safety Surveillance Edition 2

This second edition, which includes revised guidelines for managers of immunization programs, will assist managers in national regulatory authorities and immunization programs to establish/strengthen immunization safety surveillance system.

It provides guidelines for those responsible for vaccine safety and quality on the following:

* strategies and systems for ensuring quality and safety of vaccines
* new classification of AEFIs and the objectives of immunization safety/AEFIs surveillance
* understanding vaccine reactions for better decision-making
* AEFI surveillance systems: reporting, investigating, causality assessment and responding processes
* best use of surveillance data, and
* communication strategy on immunization safety for the public and the media.