Dear Doctor: Is There a Way for Me to Self-Report Adverse Reactions to Vaccines?

Dear Doctor: Is there a way for me to self-report adverse reactions to vaccines?

There is underreporting of adverse effects from vaccines; but, in the vast majority of cases, the side effects from the vaccine are relatively mild and much less dangerous than getting the actual disease.

To Your Good Health: Reporting vaccine side effects

DEAR DR. ROACH: You recently posted a couple of articles about the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine and the benefits versus the risks. I know the risks are based on data. But I wonder how many people have severe reactions to the vaccine, and it doesn’t get reported because they don’t end up going to the hospital or the doctor. I recently received the latest COVID and RSV vaccines, and four days later, I started experiencing extreme naus…