HHS Launches Actions to Strengthen Vaccine Injury Research, Reporting, and Patient Care

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiated a series of agency-wide actions to improve how the federal government identifies, documents, investigates, and responds to health problems reported after vaccination. Key measures include opening a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinic for vaccine injury study, proposing physician reimbursement for reporting to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), and requiring electronic health records to capture vaccine-related adverse events.