Vaccine safety: Resources for health professionals on surveillance, reporting and regulation

On this page

• Overview
• Adverse events following immunization (AEFI)
• Canadian Immunization Guide
• Causality assessments
• Vaccine regulation
• Vaccine safety surveillance and reporting

Overview

The safety of vaccines is carefully monitored, starting early in product development and continuing for as long as a vaccine is used. The following resources detail:

• what is done before and after vaccines are approved for use
• what is known about the benefits and safety of specific vaccines

Adverse events following immunization (AEFI)

• Reported side effects following COVID-19 vaccination in Canada
• AEFI data reports

Canadian Immunization Guide

• Chapter on vaccine safety

Causality assessments

• Advisory Committee on Causality Assessment
  • Determines the likelihood that an adverse event is caused by vaccination

Vaccine regulation

• Regulating vaccines for human use in Canada

Vaccine safety surveillance and reporting

• Canadian Adverse Event Following Immunization Surveillance System (CAEFISS)
• How health professionals can report an adverse event

Related links

• Vaccine safety and possible side effects
• Immunization resources for health professionals: Printable awareness products
• Vaccines and immunization: Publications and reports