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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.

Risk Context Calculator

Transform raw VAERS numbers into meaningful context. Calculate rates per million doses and compare to background disease rates to understand relative risks.

💡 Example

27,732 death reports sounds alarming — but with 670+ million COVID doses, that's ~41 per million doses. The U.S. background death rate is ~26,000 per million people per year. Context transforms raw numbers into understanding.

Why Context Matters

  • • Raw VAERS numbers can appear scary without proper denominators
  • • Rates per million doses provide meaningful comparison across vaccines
  • • Background disease rates show what happens naturally in the population
  • • Proper context helps inform evidence-based vaccination decisions