COVID-19 vaccines Adverse events Response and Evaluation (CARE) Programme
Grant Data
Project Title
COVID-19 vaccines Adverse events Response and Evaluation (CARE) Programme
Principal Investigator
Professor Wong, Ian Chi Kei
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor Chan Esther Wai Yin
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Lai Tsz Tsun Francisco
(Co-Investigator)
Professor Lau Wallace Chak Sing
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Li Xue
(Co-Investigator)
Professor Hung Fan Ngai Ivan
(Co-Investigator)
Professor Cowling Benjamin John
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Wong Carlos King Ho
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Wan Yuk Fai Eric
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Chui Sze Ling Celine
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
49
Start Date
2021-06-30
Amount
10000000
Conference Title
COVID-19 vaccines Adverse events Response and Evaluation (CARE) Programme
Keywords
active surveillance, adverse events, COVID-19, pharmacovigilance, safety, vaccines
Discipline
Others - Medicine, Dentistry and Health
HKU Project Code
COVID19F01
Grant Type
COVID-19 Studies under the Food and Health Bureau
Funding Year
2020
Status
On-going
Objectives
1. to understand the background incidence rates of adverse events of special interest (AESI) before the commencement of the COVID-19 vaccination programme. 2. to conduct real-time surveillance to identify AESI associated with COVID-19 vaccination. 3. to evaluate the relative risk of AESI associated with COVID-19 vaccination using record-linkage techniques. 4. to ascertain details of all adverse events using intensive monitoring study on COVID-19 vaccine receipients.