The Clinician's Vaccine Safety Resource Guide. Optimizing Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Across the Lifespan

SECTION I: Introduction.- Introduction.- How to Talk with Patients About Vaccines.- Monitoring Vaccine Safety.- Vaccines and Pregnancy .- Vaccines and Breastfeeding.- SECTION II: Vaccine and Vaccine-Preventable Disease Information Summaries.- Vaccine and Vaccine-Preventable Disease Information Summaries.- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).- Hepatitis A.- Hepatitis B.- Human Papillomavirus (HPV).- Influenza.- Measles, Mumps and Rubella.- Meningococcal.- Pneumococcal.- Polio.- Rotavirus.- Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis.- Varicella and Herpes Zoster.- SECTION III: Potential Adverse Events Following Immunization.- Potential Adverse Events Following Immunization: Summaries of the Evidence.- Do Combination Vaccines or Simultaneous Vaccination Increase the Risk of Adverse Events?.- Do Vaccine Ingredients Cause Adverse Events?.- Do Vaccines Cause Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)?.- Do Vaccines Cause Arthralgia or Arthritis?.- Do Vaccines Cause Asthma?.- Do Vaccines Cause Ataxia?.- Do Vaccines Cause Autism?.- Do Vaccines Cause Bell's Palsy?.- Do Vaccines Cause Brachial Neuritis?.- Do Vaccines Cause Chronic Inflammatory Disseminated Polyneuropathy?.- Do Vaccines Cause Complex Regional Pain Syndrome?.- Do Vaccines Cause Deltoid Bursitis?.- Do Vaccines Cause Diabetes?.- Do Vaccines Cause Disseminated Varicella Infection?.- Do Vaccines Cause Erythema Nodosum?.- Do Vaccines Cause Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?.- Do Vaccines Cause Guillain-Barre Syndrome?.- Do Vaccines Cause Hearing Loss?.- Do Vaccines Cause Hepatitis?.- Do Vaccines Cause Herpes Zoster?.- Do Vaccines Cause Hypersensitivity Reactions (e.g. anaphylaxis, hives)?.- Do Vaccines Cause Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura?.- Do Vaccines Cause Meningitis or Encephalitis/Encephalopathy?.- Do Vaccines Cause Multiple Sclerosis?.- Do Vaccines Cause Myocardial Infarction or Stroke?.- Do Vaccines Cause Myocarditis or Myocardopathy/Cardiomyopathy?.- Do Vaccines Cause Narcolepsy?.- Do Vaccines Cause Oculorespiratory Syndrome?.- Do Vaccines Cause Opsoclonus Myoclonus Syndrome?.- Do Vaccines Cause Optic Neuritis or Neuromyelitis Optica?.- Do Vaccines Cause Primary Ovarian Insufficiency?.- Do Vaccines Cause Seizures?.- Do Vaccines Cause Serum Sickness?.- Do Vaccines Cause Small Fiber Neuropathy?.- Do Vaccines Cause Spontaneous Abortion?.- Do Vaccines Cause Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)?.- Do Vaccines Cause Syncope?.- Do Vaccines Cause Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?.- Do Vaccines Cause Transverse Myelitis?.- Do Vaccines Cause Vasculitis or Polyarteritis Nodosa?

This book provides clinicians and their staff with essential information on the vaccines that are recommended and not recommended for their patients, the diseases these vaccines prevent, and a broad range of potential vaccine safety issues that may be brought up by their patients.

Each topic, from specific vaccines to safety concerns, is covered succinctly, based upon systematic reviews of the scientific literature, with talking points to be used with patients. The organization of the information makes it easy to reference specific topics and quickly find pertinent information, with the most practical details (such as recommendations and causality conclusions) highlighted at the very beginning of the respective sections. There are also sections outlining the vaccine safety system and evidence-based strategies for how to talk with patients about vaccines. This book aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of clinical vaccine discussions with patients, leading to more informed patients and timely vaccination. This is an ideal resource for all clinicians administering vaccines and their healthcare teams.