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.
Nebraska (NE) has 10,504 adverse event reports in VAERS, representing 0.5% of all reports nationwide.
Of these, 99 mentioned death, 613 involved hospitalization, and 2,002 required emergency department visits.
With an estimated population of 1,961,000, Nebraska has approximately 535.6 reports per 100,000 residents.
| Vaccine | Reports | Deaths | Hospitalizations |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 | 4,274 | 79 | 334 |
| Flu (Trivalent) | 828 | 5 | 43 |
| MMR | 753 | 3 | 38 |
| COVID-19 (Bivalent) | 678 | 1 | 8 |
| Chickenpox (Varivax) | 639 | 3 | 18 |
| Shingles (Zostavax) | 592 | 3 | 20 |
| DTaP | 499 | 3 | 41 |
| Hepatitis B | 432 | 3 | 25 |
| Pneumococcal (PPV23) | 392 | 0 | 29 |
| Flu (Quadrivalent) | 380 | 0 | 14 |
| Hib | 354 | 5 | 38 |
| Polio (IPV) | 352 | 3 | 27 |
| Tdap | 325 | 0 | 9 |
| Hepatitis A | 236 | 2 | 23 |
| Pneumococcal (PCV7) | 213 | 3 | 32 |
| Meningococcal (MenACWY) | 187 | 0 | 8 |
| Polio (OPV) | 176 | 4 | 19 |
| DTP | 172 | 3 | 21 |
| MMRV (ProQuad) | 165 | 0 | 4 |
| HPV (Gardasil) | 157 | 0 | 11 |
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.