Pharmacovigilance Challenges of COVID-19 Vaccine

Dear Colleagues,

The COVID-19 pandemic challenged all healthcare systems, which had to find ways to treat the disease and prevent its spread. Pharmaceutical companies faced the challenge of developing new vaccines, and health authorities had to evaluate them and authorize their release to the market. Once the vaccines were distributed, each country had to decide how to distribute them, educate healthcare professionals on their administration, and establish a proactive surveillance system to detect any potential safety issues.

The success of the vaccination campaign depended on the collaboration of the whole of society. This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of all aspects of the pharmacovigilance system that was put in place and is still in action, as well as future perspectives.

We welcome original papers, reviews, and studies that deal with the pharmacovigilance system, safety signals, immunology mechanisms, medication errors, and the past and future challenges related to COVID-19 vaccination.

Dr. Marie-Blanche Valnet-Rabier
Dr. Rebecca Chandler
Guest Editors

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• pharmacovigilance
• vaccine
• vaccine safety
• signals
• medication errors
• health system improvement
• immunology