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Vaccine Safety Monitoring for Long-term Care Facility Staff: VAERS

If you’re a certified nursing assistant or other caregiver in a long-term care facility, this video on the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is for you! Learn what VAERS does and how you can help medical staff report any concerning side effects in residents following COVID-19 vaccination. Learn about common side effects after COVID-19 vaccination and what you need to report to VAERS.Additional Vaccine Safety ResourcesHow to submit a report to VAERS: https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.html What to report – full requirements: https://vaers.hhs.gov/faq.html

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VAERS and Vaccine Safety: How it Works

VAERS-the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is a safety monitoring system that studies reports of possible health problems-also called “adverse events”-after vaccination to make sure every vaccine is as safe as possible.

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New Cancer Cases Projected to Surpass 2M Historical High

New cancer cases are projected to surpass 2 million in 2024 – a first in for the U.S., according to American Cancer Society’s Cancer Facts & Figures 2024 report.  The landmark projection amounts to 5,500 diagnoses a day.  The American Cancer Society attributes the rise in cases to a growing and aging population along with …
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What Every Clinician Should Know about COVID-19 Vaccine Safety

During this COCA call, clinicians will learn how they can educate their patients about what to expect after COVID-19 vaccination. In addition, they will learn how they can play an important role in monitoring the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. This includes encouraging patients to enroll in v-safe, a new smartphone-based, after-vaccination health checker for people who receive COVID-19 vaccines, and to use v-safe to report how they’re feeling. Clinicians also will learn how to report adverse events (possible side effects) to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).

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