Reporting of AEFIs - serious/severe AEFIs

Site Level (Immediate)

Health Worker/ASHA:

• Confirm AEFI.
• Complete Case Reporting Form (CRF).

Medical Officer:

• Involves private healthcare providers, practitioners, dispensaries, and hospitals.
• Engages health centers under other government systems such as CGHS, ESI, Railways, Defence, and PSUs.

District Level (Within 24 Hours)

District Immunization Officer:

• Generate a Case ID through SAFE-VAC, complete additional details, and submit the case into SAFE-VAC.
• Plan for a district-level meeting on investigation:
  • Send a copy of the CRF to the local drug inspector, the team conducting autopsy, and other stakeholders in case of death.
  • Initiate collection of vaccine vials and syringes (if indicated for testing at CDLs) and biological products such as CSF, serum, etc., as relevant (for testing at designated laboratories).
• Start collecting data for completing Case Investigation Form (CIF).

State Level

State Immunization Officer:

• Inform, if necessary:
  • State AEFI committee.
  • State Drug Controller.
• If necessary, convene State AEFI Committee meeting to plan the course of action.

National Level

Immunization Division, MoHFW, National AEFI Secretariat:

• Collate and review all reports for immediate response and feedback as appropriate.

Source: https://main.mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/National%20AEFI%20Surveil…