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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.

COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID191,121,388 total reports
1,121,388
Total Reports
26,537
Deaths
122,692
Hospitalizations
148,059
ER Visits
26,268
Disabilities

About COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccine has 1,121,388 reports in VAERS spanning from 1990 to 2026.

Of these reports, 26,537 mentioned death, 122,692 involved hospitalization, and 148,059 required emergency department visits.

This vaccine is manufactured by: Pfizer / BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen, Unknown Manufacturer, Novavax.

This vaccine accounts for 56.5% of all 1,983,260 reports in the VAERS database.

Reporting Rate

This vaccine averages 160,198 reports per year over 7 years of reporting (20202026).

Understanding These Numbers

Reports don't prove causation. They represent temporal associations where someone experienced an event after vaccination.
Background rates matter. Many conditions occur naturally and may coincidentally happen after vaccination.
Reporting varies by vaccine. Newer vaccines or those in the news may have higher reporting rates due to increased awareness.