Vaccines and Immunology

Vaccine safety and Efficacy

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The vaccines are always recommended for use after it gets licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Every authorized and approved vaccine goes through safety testing, effectiveness, and clinical trials. Vaccine safety is monitored after it is recommended for infants, children, and adults. Efficacy in a vaccine is measured by how it performs in ideal conditions and controlled clinical trials. Effectiveness can differ from efficacy as we can’t predict exactly how effective the vaccine is in the real world when compared to clinical trials results. For complete protection, it takes time but all the doses of the vaccine should be taken.

Related associations and societies: Clinical Immunology Society, Hepatitis B Foundation (HBF), Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society(PIDS), Indian Vaccine Manufacturers Association (IVMA),Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI),  National Medical Association (NMA), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF), Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS)