Immunization safety in US print media, 1995-2005

To identify and describe vaccine safety in US newspaper articles. Articles (1147) from 44 states and Washington, DC, between January 1, 1995, and July 15, 2005, were identified by using the search terms "immunize or vaccine" and "adverse events or safety or exemption or danger or risk...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2011-05, Vol.127 Suppl 1 (Supplement_1), p.S100-S106
Main Authors: Hussain, Hamidah, Omer, Saad B, Manganello, Jennifer A, Kromm, Elizabeth Edsall, Carter, Terrell C, Kan, Lilly, Stokley, Shannon, Halsey, Neal A, Salmon, Daniel A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems
Content analysis
Databases, Factual
Female
Health Education - methods
Humans
Immunization
Immunization Programs - methods
Immunization Programs - statistics & numerical data
Male
Mass Media
Newspapers as Topic - statistics & numerical data
Patient safety
Pediatrics
Retrospective Studies
Safety Management
Side effects
United States
Vaccination - adverse effects
Vaccination - methods
Vaccines
Vaccines - administration & dosage
Vaccines - adverse effects
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Summary:To identify and describe vaccine safety in US newspaper articles. Articles (1147) from 44 states and Washington, DC, between January 1, 1995, and July 15, 2005, were identified by using the search terms "immunize or vaccine" and "adverse events or safety or exemption or danger or risk or damage or injury or side effect" and were coded by using a standardized data-collection instrument. The mean number of vaccine-safety articles per state was 26. Six (not mutually exclusive) topics were identified: vaccine-safety concerns (46%); vaccine policy (44%); vaccines are safe (20%); immunizations are required (10%); immunizations are not required (8%); and state/school exemption (8%). Three spikes in the number of newspaper articles about vaccine-safety issues were observed: in 1999 regarding rotavirus vaccine and in 2002 and 2003 regarding smallpox vaccine. Excluding articles that referred to rotavirus and smallpox vaccines, 37% of the articles had a negative take-home message. Ongoing monitoring of news on vaccine safety may help the content and framing of vaccine-safety messages.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2010-1722O