Articles tagged as 'vaccines'

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Current safety concerns with HPV vaccination
Using adverse event cluster analysis UMC and the Danish pharmacovigilance centre have researched the extent of safety concerns associated with HPV vaccinations.


The case for vaccine surveillance systems – new podcast episode
Ever wondered how safety surveillance differs between vaccines and drugs? Find out in the latest episode of the Drug Safety Matters podcast.


Countering narratives of distrust key to convincing the vaccine hesitant
Understanding the difference between anti-vaccination belief and vaccine hesitancy is key to setting public health communication strategies, and the stakes have never been higher.


Reflecting on the lessons of a past pandemic – A career comes full circle
At the end of an eventful career, UMC’s retiring chief medical officer, reflects on how the lessons of the H1N1 pandemic helped prepare the pharmacovigilance world for COVID-19.


Keeping vaccines safe – New podcast on COVID-19 vaccine surveillance
UMC experts discuss how real-time vaccine surveillance works during a pandemic and the role of VigiBase in helping to ensure public safety.


Serious errors with two-component vaccines risk harm and damage trust
Medication errors can harm individual patients. But when errors also undermine trust in public health programmes, serious problems can ripple across entire communities.


VigiFlow boosts vaccine surveillance efforts
Multiple COVID-19 vaccines came sooner than expected. But the key systems needed for reporting suspected side effects are up and running to support efficient safety monitoring.


Substandard and Falsified COVID-19 Vaccines in the Americas: Can vaccine equity help?
COVID-19 vaccinations are picking up speed in wealthy countries. But for lower-income countries, does poor equity of access raise the risk of compromised products?


New podcast – More on vaccine equity and S/F vaccines in the Americas
Our latest podcast episode features the audio version of our article on vaccine equity in the Americas, followed by an interview with the author, Danini Marin.


Pharmacovigilance in the age of COVID-19
COVID-19 is one of the most disruptive events in history and a threat to public health. In the rush for treatments and vaccines, how do we keep sight of the need to ensure safety?


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