Established in 1990, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national early warning system to detect possible safety problems in U.S.-licensed vaccines. VAERS is co-managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VAERS accepts and analyzes reports of adverse events (possible side effects) after a person has received a vaccination. Anyone can report an adverse event to VAERS. Healthcare professionals are required to report certain adverse events and vaccine manufacturers are required to report all adverse events that come to their attention.

The VAERS reporting system relies on individuals to send in reports of their concerns to the CDC and FDA. Because of that, one can only assume that this of adverse events and/or injuries list is far from complete. Also this system is used in detecting patterns of adverse events that might indicate a possible "problem" with a vaccine. The site is easily navigated and is open for data analysis, providing data from 1990 to the present 2017.

2017 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 12645
2016 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 60316
2015 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 57192
2014 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 4724
2013 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 43419
2012 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: n/a
2011 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 41209
2010 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 40615
2009 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 50518
2008 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 51015
2007 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 48347
2006 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 31354
2005 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 28661
2004 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 28659
2003 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 31252
2002 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 26848
2001 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 25489
2000 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 22732
1999 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 20399
1998 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 16034
1997 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 17240
1996 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 17603
1995 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 17796
1994 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 18444
1993 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 17665
1992 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 18398
1991 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 16659
1990 - reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries: 2790

Non/domestic - reported vaccine adverse events and or injuries since 1990: 89764

The total number of reported vaccine adverse events and / or injuries from 1990 to present day 2017:

900,305

Looking back at the history of vaccines it is plain to see the opportunities for growth created by the pharmaceutical companies. One must also be aware that the U.S. government has provided the pharmaceutical companies protection under the law prohibiting lawsuits against drug manufacturers. I beg to question, why is that necessary and is any other industry afforded that courtesy?

Historic Dates and Events Related to Vaccines and Immunization provide a window into the history of vaccine development. Keep in mind this history was provided by the partners of the Immunization Action Coalition.

The government has a system in place, a system whereas persons injured by vaccines can file a claim with the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, although actually receiving compensation is almost more difficult than winning the lottery. The monies paid out to the injured parties are paid out with money collected by the taxpayers as summarized in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Reports. The numbers are staggering and almost require a CPA to decipher the actual cost to the taxpayer. Meanwhile the pharmaceutical companies are pulling in astronomical profits.

I close with two questions:

1. Isn't it about time that the government has the back of their citizens instead of the pharmaceutical industry?
2. What happened to the 2012 data? Help in locating that data would be appreciated.