Table 4

Global Advisory Committee for Vaccine Safety (GACVS) reports released during 1999–2019 that included review of data on auto-immune and related conditions

GACVS reportExposureOutcomeReport link
2002JuneHepBMultiple sclerosishttps://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/reports/wer7747.pdf?ua=1
InfluenzaBell’s palsy
2003DecemberInfluenzaGBS, multiple sclerosis, optic neuritishttps://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/reports/wer7903.pdf?ua=1
2005DecemberHepBChronic fatiguehttps://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/reports/wer8102.pdf?ua=1
MeningococcalGBS
2006NovemberMeningococcalGBShttps://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/reports/wer8203.pdf?ua=1
2007JuneMeningococcalGBShttps://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/reports/wer8228_29.pdf?ua=1
2007DecemberInfluenza, DTP tetanus, meningococcalGBShttps://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/reports/wer8304.pdf?ua=1
HepBRheumatic arthritis
MeningococcalChronic fatigue
RotavirusKawasaki’s disease
2008DecemberHPVCentral demyelinating disease, otherhttps://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/reports/wer8405.pdf?ua=1
2013JuneHPVGBS, allergic reactionhttps://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/reports/wer8829.pdf?ua=1
2013DecemberHPVMultiple sclerosis, otherhttps://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/reports/wer8907.pdf?ua=1
2015DecemberHPVGBS, POTS, CRPS, otherhttps://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/reports/wer9103.pdf?ua=1
Influenza (H1N1)Narcolepsy
2016DecemberInfluenza (H1N1)Narcolepsyhttps://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/253062/WER9202.pdf;jsessionid=76C2DBD97AC473A2997E329FE2EE2C4B?sequence=1
2017JuneHPVGBS, POTS, CRPS, otherhttps://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/reports/June_2017/en/

  • CRPS, complex regional pain syndrome; DTP, diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine; GBS, Guillain-Barré syndrome; HepB, hepatitis B vaccine; HPV, human papillomavirus vaccine; POTS, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.