V-Safe After-Vaccination Health Checker
December 14, 2020
December 14, 2020
V-safe is a smartphone-based tool developed by the CDC that uses text messaging and web surveys to conduct electronic health check-ins with participants who have received a COVID-19 vaccine.
Electronic Health Check-Ins
Electronic health check-ins will take place:
- Daily for first week post-vaccination
- weekly thereafter until 6 weeks post-vaccination
- additional checks at 3-, 6-, and 12-months post-vaccination
Electronic health check-ins will:
- Provide an opportunity for participants to report any side effects or health problems after COVID-19 vaccination.
- If reports result in significant health impact, the CDC will follow-up by phone and create a VAERS report if appropriate.
- Capture information on pregnancy status and enable follow-up on pregnant women.
- Remind participants when it is time to get their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine if needed.
For Healthcare Providers
The CDC asks that healthcare providers:
- Give a one-page enrollment sheet to patients a the time of vaccination.
- Counsel Patients on the importance of enrolling in V-Safe.
Participation in V-Safe is voluntary and patients can opt out at any time. Consider placing V-Safe posters and materials in clinic rooms and locations where the COVID vaccine may be administered.
Learn more information about using the V-Safe after vaccine health checker .
As described in the Indian Health Manual, report all significant or unusual Adverse Vaccine Events (AVE) to the VAERS program.
Instructions for reporting are located on the IHS Pharmacovigilance website.
