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Chest X-ray abnormal Reports for COVID-19 Vaccine

#122 most reported symptom for this vaccine

7,517
Reports
1,310
Deaths
6,294
Hospitalizations
17.43
Mortality Rate
%
83.7
Hosp. Rate
%

Chest X-ray abnormal and COVID-19 Vaccine

Chest X-ray abnormal has been reported 7,517 times in association with COVID-19 Vaccine vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.7% of all 1,121,388 reports for this vaccine.

Among these reports, 1,310 mentioned death (17.43%) and 6,294 involved hospitalization (83.7%).

Chest X-ray abnormal is the #122 most frequently reported symptom for COVID-19 Vaccine out of 9223 total symptoms.

Disclaimer: VAERS reports describe events that occurred after vaccination but do not establish that the vaccine caused the event. Many reported symptoms may be coincidental or related to underlying conditions.

What This Means

Seeing 7,517 reports of Chest X-ray abnormal after COVID-19 Vaccine vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical. With 1,121,388 total reports for this vaccine (representing many millions of doses), Chest X-ray abnormal appears in only 0.7% of reports.

The 17.43% mortality rate among these reports is elevated, but this reflects the severity of the condition itself rather than vaccine causation.

Important Context

•Association, not causation: These reports show Chest X-ray abnormal occurred after vaccination, not that the vaccine caused it.
•Background rates: Chest X-ray abnormal may occur naturally at baseline rates in the population, unrelated to vaccination.
•Anyone can report: VAERS accepts reports from anyone — patients, parents, healthcare providers — without requiring medical verification.
•Denominator missing: VAERS counts reports, not rates per dose. Without knowing how many doses were given, raw counts can be misleading. Learn more →

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Quick Facts

Reports:7,517
Deaths:1,310
Hospitalizations:6,294
% of Vaccine:0.7%
Rank:#122 of 9223

Related Pages

COVID-19 Vaccine OverviewChest X-ray abnormal (All Vaccines)Why Raw Numbers MisleadTop Symptoms Analysis

Data Source

This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.