Which of the Following Best Explains Why the Vaccine Adverse

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following 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. To provide assistance to families who experience a vaccine-related injury

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