The AusVaxSafety program has begun active safety surveillance of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine, using the Vaxtracker and SmartVax tools to survey potential side effects.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is now collecting and evaluating reports of suspected side effects and will publish data every Wednesday.

AusVaxSafety, which is run by the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS), uses the tools to send follow-up SMS messages and emails with a survey to people who receive COVID-19 vaccines.