Use of an Electronic Monitoring System for Self-Reporting Smallpox Vaccine Reactions

Abstract

Tracking vaccine reactions and adverse events during a large-scale vaccination program such as the recent smallpox program or a pandemic flu outbreak will be a challenge. We report on vaccine reaction data collected using a novel telephone- and web-based electronic reporting system. The system was used to monitor vaccinees during the U.S. Army's smallpox vaccination campaign, which was part of the national program to prepare against biological attack. In addition, we report on the time course of events after smallpox vaccination based on the self-reported data and evaluate the validity and reliability of self-reported take information after smallpox vaccination.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA495568

Entities

People

  • Arvind K. Jain
  • John D. Grabenstein
  • Judie Mopsik
  • Nicole Lurie
  • Pamela Giambo
  • Pamela Johnson
  • S. R. Zimmerman
  • Stuart S. Olmsted
  • William Comerford

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Early Warning Systems
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Lymphatic System
  • Medical Personnel
  • Monitoring
  • Pain
  • Poxviridae Infections
  • Public Health
  • Vaccines
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Mental Health of Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Risk Factors, Prevalence, Symptoms, and Treatment.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Microelectronics