A global survey of adverse event following immunization surveillance systems for pregnant women and their infants

Christine Cassidy, Noni E. MacDonald, Audrey Steenbeek, Justin R. Ortiz, Patrick L.F. Zuber, Karina A. Top

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Strengthening antenatal care as a platform for maternal immunization is a priority of the World Health Organization (WHO). Systematic surveillance for adverse events following immunization (AEFI) in pregnancy is needed to identify vaccine safety events. We sought to identify active and passive AEFI surveillance systems for pregnant women and infants. Representatives from all National Pharmacovigilance Centers and a convenience sample of vaccine safety experts were invited to complete a 14-item online survey in English, French or Spanish. The survey captured maternal immunization policies, and active and passive AEFI surveillance systems for pregnant women and infants in respondents' countries. The analysis was descriptive. We received responses from 51/185 (28%) invited persons from 47/148 (32%) countries representing all WHO regions, and low, middle and high-income countries. Thirty countries had national immunization policies targeting pregnant women. Eleven countries had active surveillance systems to detect serious AEFI in pregnant women and/or their infants, including six low and middle-income countries (LMIC). Thirty-nine countries had passive surveillance systems, including 23 LMIC. These active and passive surveillance programs cover approximately 8% and 56% of the worldwide annual birth cohort, respectively. Data from one active and four passive systems have been published. We identified 50 active and passive AEFI surveillance systems for pregnant women and infants, but few have published their findings. AEFI surveillance appears to be feasible in low and high resource settings. Further expansion of AEFI surveillance for pregnant women and sharing of vaccine safety information will provide additional evidence in support of maternal immunization policies.

Idioma originalEnglish
Páginas (desde-hasta)2010-2016
Número de páginas7
PublicaciónHuman Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics
Volumen12
N.º8
DOI
EstadoPublished - ago. 2 2016

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© 2016 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. © World Health Organization.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology
  • Pharmacology

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