Vaxtracker: Active on-line surveillance for adverse events following inactivated influenza vaccine in children

• Published in: Vaccine Vol. 32; no. 42; pp. 5503 - 5508
• Main Authors: Cashman, Patrick, Moberley, Sarah, Dalton, Craig, Stephenson, Jody, Elvidge, Elissa, Butler, Michelle, Durrheim, David N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 22.09.2014; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Active surveillance; Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI); Allergy and Immunology; Applied microbiology; Automation; Biological and medical sciences; Caregivers; Cell Phone; Cellular telephones; Child; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Clinics; Electronic Mail; Female; Fever; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Immunization; Influenza; Influenza vaccine; Influenza Vaccines - adverse effects; Internet; Male; Medical practices; Microbiology; New South Wales; Online survey; Pain; Polls & surveys; Population; Population Surveillance - methods; Post marketing surveillance; Product Surveillance, Postmarketing - methods; Surveillance; Text Messaging; Vaccine safety; Vaccines; Vaccines, antisera, therapeutical immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies (general aspects); Australia; USA, New England; Australia, New South Wales; Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI); Vaccine safety; Post marketing surveillance; Active surveillance; Influenza vaccine; Online survey; Human; Immunization; Toxicity; Vaccine; Pharmacovigilance; Infection; Viral disease; Influenza; Child; Inactivated strain
• ISSN: 0264-410X; 1873-2518
• DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.07.061

Highlights • We piloted a web based survey for active post marketing surveillance of vaccines. • Called Vaxtracker, it is ideally suited to monitor new vaccine safety for children. • The Vaxtracker system automates contact with the carers of immunised children. • Vaxtracker allowed rapid analysis of reported adverse events by public health authorities.