WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services issued the following press release:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week launched a series of actions to strengthen how the federal government identifies, documents, investigates, and responds to health problems reported following vaccination, with a focus on improving patient care and generating better evidence about potential vaccine-related injuries.
To address health problems Americans report after vaccinations, HHS:
* Opened a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinic dedicated to studying and caring for patients experiencing health problems following vaccination;
* Proposed reimbursing physicians for reporting suspected vaccine-re...