Physician Reporting of Smallpox Vaccine Adverse Events and CDC's Clinician Information Line Health-care providers reporting or who need assistance with evaluating a smallpox vaccinee with a potential adverse event should contact Public Health at 206-296-4774. In addition, CDC's Clinician Information Line, telephone 877-554-4625 is staffed by nurses 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This information line is a source for general smallpox clinical adverse event information and for assistance with adverse event reporting. As needed for clinical consultation and release of VIG and cidofovir, callers to this line will be connected to CDC's Smallpox Vaccine Adverse Events Clinical Consultation Team, whose members are experts in infectious diseases, ophthalmology, and neurology, and have back-up from smallpox/vaccinia disease experts.
