“The results of this study are a great example of how seriously CDC takes vaccine safety, and how thorough and transparent we are in our safety monitoring efforts,” said Dr. Tom Shimabukuro, deputy director of CDC’s Immunization Safety Office.
“It is our top priority to do the science and communicate quickly and clearly with health care providers and the public, as COVID-19 vaccines continue to undergo the most intensive safety monitoring in U.S. history,” he added. “Getting vaccinated remains the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones against a virus that has taken millions of lives.”
Some early findings had been summarized and reported at public meetings of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, though the JAMA article is the VSD’s first major report of its safety surveillance of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
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