News Outlets Explore U.S. Efforts To Track Adverse Effects Of H1N1 Vaccine

AP examines the U.S. system to track H1N1 vaccine-related side effects. The article includes information about several government-funded projects that will help stay on top of the outcomes of people who take the H1N1 vaccine (Neergaard, 9/27). The New York Times also features a piece on how the government is preparing to separate commonly occurring medical events from events that can be linked back to being a side effect of the H1N1 vaccine. The CDC "has compiled data on how many problems like heart attacks, strokes, miscarriages, seizures and sudden infant deaths normally occur" and "has broken those figures down for various high-priority vaccine groups, like pregnant women or children with asthma," the newspaper writes, adding, "When vaccinations begin, it plans to gather reports from vaccine providers, hospitals and doctors, looking for signs of adverse events, so it can detect problems before rumors grow" (McNeil, 9/27).

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