DoD-Wide Medical Surveillance for Potential Long-Term Adverse Events Associated With Smallpox Vaccination, Hospitalizations, and Self-Reported Outcomes
Abstract
This investigation focuses on potential long term negative health consequences of smallpox vaccination in military personnel who were on active duty in December 2002 when DoD implemented a service-wide smallpox vaccination program. It is designed to complement the collaborative monitoring effort for short-term adverse events associated with the administration of vaccines known as the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS). The current revised protocol involves surveillance of electronic impatient and outpatient medical records, and evaluation of self-reported symptoms and conditions among smallpox-vaccinated and non-vaccinated active and separated service members who have participated in the Millennium Cohort Study. Investigators will examine the relationship between objective (SIDR, SADR, HCSR records of illness) and subjective outcome data as provided in the Millennium Cohort Study survey both before and after smallpox vaccination.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA442304
Entities
People
- Timothy Steven Wells
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center