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In vaersvax: US Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) Vaccine Data for Present

Description

A table containing the "remaining vaccine information (e.g., vaccine name, manufacturer, lot number, route, site, and number of previous doses administered), for each of the vaccines listed in Box 13 of the VAERS form. There is a matching record in this file with the VAERSDATA file identified by VAERS_ID."

vaersvax provides the US Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) vaccine data for the Present. "The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national early warning system to detect possible safety problems in U.S.-licensed vaccines. VAERS is co-managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)." For more information about the data, visit <https://vaers.hhs.gov/>. For information about vaccination/immunization hazards, visit <http://www.questionuniverse.com/rethink.html#vaccine>.

Usage

vaersvax

Format

A data.table data frame with 19,016 rows and 8 variables:

VAERS_ID

VAERS Identification Number

VAX_TYPE

Administered Vaccine Type

VAX_MANU

Vaccine Manufacturer

VAX_LOT

Manufacturer's Vaccine Lot

VAX_DOSE

Number of previous doses administered

VAX_ROUTE

Vaccination Route

VAX_SITE

Vaccination Site

VAX_NAME

Vaccination Name

Source

VAERS https://vaers.hhs.gov/

References

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) https://vaers.hhs.gov/ and https://vaers.hhs.gov/docs/VAERSDataUseGuide_October2017.pdf.

Examples

library("data.table")
vaersvax

Example output

       VAERS_ID   VAX_TYPE                    VAX_MANU   VAX_LOT
    1:   732217        UNK        UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER      <NA>
    2:   732218 DTAPIPVHIB              SANOFI PASTEUR      <NA>
    3:   732218        PPV        UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER      <NA>
    4:   732218        RV1 GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS      <NA>
    5:   732219     VARZOS GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS     324KL
   ---                                                          
16058:   753485     VARZOS GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS      <NA>
16059:   753486         TD        UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER      <NA>
16060:   753591       FLU4               SEQIRUS, INC. 00644623A
16061:   754405        PPV            MERCK & CO. INC.   N030987
16062:   755230     VARZOS GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS     AS9CM
       VAX_DOSE_SERIES VAX_ROUTE VAX_SITE
    1:              NA      <NA>     <NA>
    2:              NA        IM       LG
    3:              NA        IM       LG
    4:              NA        PO       MO
    5:               1        IM       RA
   ---                                   
16058:               1        IM       UN
16059:              NA        IM       UN
16060:              NA        UN       UN
16061:               1        IM       LA
16062:              NA        IM       LA
                                          VAX_NAME
    1:       VACCINE NOT SPECIFIED (NO BRAND NAME)
    2:                 DTAP + IPV + HIB (PENTACEL)
    3:                      PNEUMO (NO BRAND NAME)
    4:                         ROTAVIRUS (ROTARIX)
    5:                           ZOSTER (SHINGRIX)
   ---                                            
16058:                           ZOSTER (SHINGRIX)
16059:                 TD ADSORBED (NO BRAND NAME)
16060: INFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (AFLURIA QUADRIVALENT)
16061:                          PNEUMO (PNEUMOVAX)
16062:                           ZOSTER (SHINGRIX)

vaersvax documentation built on May 2, 2019, 2:46 p.m.