Spontaneous reports of suspected adverse reactions to vaccines in the paediatric population

Key words: Vaccines, Spontaneous reports, Adverse reactions

Spontaneous reports of suspected adverse reactions to vaccines represent the majority of adverse reaction reports involving children. The evaluation of these reports is an important tool for the continuous monitoring of vaccine safety. This article summarizes the analysis of spontaneous reports of adverse reactions of vaccines used in children in the years 2009-2010. A full description of these data has been published in the report “Rapporto sulla sorveglianza post-marketing dei vaccini in Italia 2009-2010”.