V-Safe Changes Coming Soon

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that it would soon close enrollment in V-Safe for COVID-19 vaccines.

The CDC confirmed that very few new data are being reported to the V-Safe system.

Since its launch in December 2020, over 10 million participants have completed more than 151 million health surveys about their experiences following COVID-19 vaccination.

Furthermore, V-Safe data have been included in more than 20 scientific publications.

V-Safe was explicitly developed for COVID-19 vaccines and has been an essential component of the pandemic vaccine safety monitoring systems that have successfully and comprehensively characterized the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines used in the U.S.

After May 19, 2023, those who had enrolled and participated in V-Safe cannot add new COVID-19 vaccine doses to their account. Health check-ins (and follow-up calls, if needed) for any doses added before May 19 will continue until June 30.

V-Safe participants will continue to have access to their account to review previous entries and to complete remaining health check-ins until June 30, 2023.

The CDC is developing a new version of V-Safe, launching later in 2023, which will empower users to share their post-vaccination experiences with new vaccines.

V-Safe users or others who get vaccinated can continue to report any possible health problems or adverse events following vaccination to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.

The CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration closely monitor the safety of vaccines in the United States.