Makary Turns To EHRs Instead Of VAERS To Track Vaccine Safety

By Maaisha Osman / April 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary plans to overhaul the way FDA monitors vaccine safety by using Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) to access real-world complication data through electronic health records instead of relying on the agency’s long-used Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting database.


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