[Analysis on the adverse events following immunization of 10 infants death after hepatitis B vaccination]

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the safety of Hepatitis B vaccine by analyzing the 10 infants death after Hepatitis B vaccination.

Methods: Collect the reporting data from the public health emergencies report system of China Disease Prevention and Control System.

Results: In the 10 death cases after hepatitis B vaccination, 2 cases would be acute anaphylactic shock caused by the vaccination, and the other 8 death cases were not related to vaccination.

Conclusions: The hepatitis B vaccine of China were safety, there were very few death cases of allergic reactions following hepatitis B vaccination. We should standardize the vaccination in order to reduce the adverse events following immunization.