Which Best Explains Why the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which best explains why the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) was originally legislated? (Select all that apply.)

• A)To ensure that data are used to educate health care professionals on proper vaccine administration
• B)To conduct media campaigns to help convince parents to bring their children in to receive appropriate immunizations
• C)To determine whether changes should be made in procedures or biological agents
• D)To illustrate,using actual data,that vaccines are widely given to healthy people with almost no side effects
• E)To monitor actual and potential vaccine-related problems
• F)To provide assistance to families who experience a vaccine-related injury

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