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Data source: VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System)

Data through 2026 · Updated quarterly

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Important: VAERS accepts reports of adverse events following vaccination. For any given report, there is no certainty that the reported event was caused by the vaccine. Reports may contain information that is incomplete, inaccurate, coincidental, or unverifiable. Most reports to VAERS are voluntary, which means they are subject to biases. This data cannot be used to determine if vaccines cause or contribute to adverse events.

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Cough Reports for COVID-19 Vaccine

#19 most reported symptom for this vaccine

41,501
Reports
1,743
Deaths
12,083
Hospitalizations
4.2
Mortality Rate
%
29.1
Hosp. Rate
%

Cough and COVID-19 Vaccine

Cough has been reported 41,501 times in association with COVID-19 Vaccine vaccination in VAERS. This represents 3.7% of all 1,121,388 reports for this vaccine.

Among these reports, 1,743 mentioned death (4.20%) and 12,083 involved hospitalization (29.1%).

Cough is the #19 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 41,501 reports of Cough 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), Cough appears in only 3.7% of reports.

The mortality rate of 4.20% warrants monitoring, though VAERS deaths represent temporal associations, not confirmed causal links.

Important Context

•Association, not causation: These reports show Cough occurred after vaccination, not that the vaccine caused it.
•Background rates: Cough 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 →

Similarly Ranked Symptoms

Pruritus43,925 reportsVomiting42,061 reportsSARS-CoV-2 test40,233 reportsExpired product administered38,938 reports

Quick Facts

Reports:41,501
Deaths:1,743
Hospitalizations:12,083
% of Vaccine:3.7%
Rank:#19 of 9223

Related Pages

COVID-19 Vaccine OverviewCough (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.