An assessment of the safety of adolescent and adult tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine, using active surveillance for adverse events in the Vaccine Safety Datalink Journal Article uri icon
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abstract
  • Using a new sequential analytic method, the safety of tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine was monitored weekly among subjects aged 10-64 years during 2005-2008. Encephalopathy-encephalitis-meningitis, paralytic syndromes, seizures, cranial nerve disorders, and Guillain-Barre syndrome were selected as outcomes based on previous reports and biologic plausibility. The risk following Tdap was not significantly higher than the risk after Td. Statistical power was sufficient to detect a relative risk of 4-5 for Guillain-Barre syndrome and 1.5-2 for the other outcomes. This study provides reassurance that Tdap is similar in safety to Td regarding the outcomes studied and supports the viability of sequential analysis for post-licensure vaccine safety monitoring.

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    publication date
  • 2009
  • published in
  • Vaccine  Journal
  • Research
    keywords
  • Adverse Effects
  • Diphtheria-Tetanus-Acellular Pertussis Vaccines
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Surveillance
  • Additional Document Info
    volume
  • 27
  • issue
  • 32