Important: VAERS reports alone cannot determine if a vaccine caused an adverse event. Reports may contain incomplete, inaccurate, or unverified information. Correlation does not equal causation.
Kentucky (KY) has 25,740 adverse event reports in VAERS, representing 1.3% of all reports nationwide.
Of these, 1,273 mentioned death, 3,812 involved hospitalization, and 4,809 required emergency department visits.
With an estimated population of 4,512,000, Kentucky has approximately 570.5 reports per 100,000 residents.
| Vaccine | Reports | Deaths | Hospitalizations |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 | 16,750 | 1,681 | 3,989 |
| Flu (Trivalent) | 1,348 | 17 | 101 |
| Shingles (Zostavax) | 1,324 | 4 | 45 |
| Chickenpox (Varivax) | 1,302 | 1 | 53 |
| MMR | 1,080 | 2 | 75 |
| Hepatitis B | 910 | 20 | 52 |
| DTaP | 857 | 23 | 77 |
| Hepatitis A | 805 | 1 | 29 |
| Hib | 720 | 35 | 91 |
| Pneumococcal (PPV23) | 688 | 1 | 43 |
| Flu (Quadrivalent) | 644 | 4 | 16 |
| Tdap | 637 | 1 | 22 |
| Polio (IPV) | 571 | 23 | 60 |
| Rotavirus (RotaTeq) | 419 | 20 | 55 |
| Meningococcal (MenACWY) | 416 | 0 | 17 |
| HPV (Gardasil) | 403 | 1 | 17 |
| Pneumococcal (PCV13) | 399 | 15 | 42 |
| COVID-19 (Bivalent) | 374 | 9 | 13 |
| Pneumococcal (PCV7) | 372 | 35 | 71 |
| MMRV (ProQuad) | 355 | 0 | 5 |
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.