How a GP caught in the Fluvax scare developed a national vaccine safety program
His monitoring system earned him the AMA’s Excellence in Healthcare award
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Dr Alan Leeb’s experiences as a GP caught in the middle of a national vaccine scare led him to devise technology to track adverse events in real time.
In April 2010, the Perth GP was blindsided to discover nearly a third of children had an adverse reaction after being vaccinated for flu at his practice.