EXCLUSIVE: CDC Shielding Names of Employees Working on Vaccine Safety

EXCLUSIVE: CDC Shielding Names of Employees Working on Vaccine Safety
A general view of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., on Sept. 30, 2014. Tami Chappell/Reuters
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A top U.S. health agency is refusing to identify which employees are working on vaccine safety teams, drawing criticism from watchdog groups.

The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a database in which people file reports of adverse events following vaccination. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) manages the database with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.