Many people find themselves coughing and sneezing their way through the winter season, but how do you know when things start to get serious? Learn how to distinguish between symptoms of the flu and the common cold, and when to see a health professional:
As part of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (NCVIA), health professionals and vaccine manufacturers are able to report adverse events that occur following a routine vaccine injection. In response, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) in 1990 as a means for tracking this information. Learn more about the VAERS program:
