Process trumps potential public good: better vaccine safety through linked cross-jurisdictional immunisation data in Australia.

CONCLUSIONS: Integration of immunisation registers with other data collections is achievable in Australia but infeasible for routine and rapid identification of vaccine safety concerns. Lengthy authorisation requirements, convoluted disparate application processes and inconsistencies in data supplied all contribute to delayed data availability. Implications for public health: Delayed data access for safety surveillance prevents timely epidemiological reviews. Poor responsiveness to safety concerns may erode public confidence, compromising effectiveness of vaccination programs through reduced participation. PMID: 31535432 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - September 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Duszynski KM, Pratt NL, Lynch JW, Braunack-Mayer A, Taylor LK, Berry JG, Xafis V, Buttery J, Gold MS, Vaccine Assessment Using Linked Data (VALiD) Working Group Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research