Established in 1990, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national early warning system to detect possible safety problems in U.S.-licensed vaccines. VAERS is co-managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VAERS accepts and analyzes reports of adverse events (possible side effects) after a person has received a vaccination. Anyone can report an adverse event to VAERS. Healthcare professionals are required to report certain adverse events and vaccine manufacturers are required to report all adverse events that come to their attention.
VAERS is a passive reporting system, meaning it relies on individuals to send in reports of their experiences to CDC and FDA. VAERS is not designed to determine if a vaccine caused a health problem, but is especially useful for detecting unusual or unexpected patterns of adverse event reporting that might indicate a possible safety problem
with a vaccine. This way, VAERS can provide CDC and FDA with valuable information that additional work and evaluation is necessary to further assess a possible safety concern.
Ok from the "about" section of VAERS, I will point out a few things (in yellow).
1. Anyone can report ...
- There goes your whole doctor argument. Cletus who loves aliens can report just as easily as a doctor from John's Hopkins.
2. VAERS is a passive ...
- There is no peer review
3. VAERS is not designed to determine if a vaccine caused a health problem
- There goes your entire argument to use VAERS at all
4. Useful for detecting unusual or unexpected patterns
- It can point to further study but is not designed to be used as evidence on its own
5. This way, VAERS can provide CDC and FDA with valuable information that additional work and evaluation is necessary to further assess a possible safety concern.
- This reinforces points 2, 3, and 4. Look to further studies to see if vaccines are actually causing an issue.
So what were you saying about VAERS
@Paradoxical? Given that VAERS states it not designed to be used as evidence, why are you using it as evidence?