Canada's vaccine safety program

Question 1

What are the eight components of the Canadian vaccine safety system?

Answer 1

1. Prelicensure review and approval
2. Current good manufacturing practices
3. Lot assessment before release
4. Independent expert review of national vaccine recommendations
5. Post-marketing surveillance for adverse events w/ mandatory reporting
6. Rapid response to vaccine performance concerns
7. Expert causality assessment of serious adverse events following immunization
8. International collaboration with sharing of adverse events via WHO