Assessment 4
Question 2
Effective detection and reporting of adverse events are a cornerstone of efficient AEFI surveillance. Parents of immunized infants/children, health workers at immunization facilities and staff of accident and emergency rooms in hospitals are most likely to recognize or detect AEFIs when they first occur.
Which of the following statements is not correct?
Select one or more:
| A. Health workers have the responsibility to detect AEFIs and report AEFIs when they first occur. | |
| B. Health workers should be able to detect all cases corresponding to locally suitable AEFI case definitions. | |
| C. Health workers should be trained to detect clusters of AEFI and all other events believed to be due to immunization. | |
| D. Health workers must report serious AEFIs only. | |
| E. To support reporting in their countries, immunization programme managers should establish appropriate criteria for detecting AEFIs by identifying adverse events of importance to the programme in their country. |
Answer D is incorrect.
Any AEFI that is of concern to the parents or to the health care worker should be reported.
In particular, health workers must report:
- serious AEFIs
- signals and events associated with a newly introduced vaccine
- AEFIs that may have been caused by an immunization error
- significant events of unexplained cause occurring within 30 days after a vaccination
- events causing significant parental or community concern.