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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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Facial paralysis Reports for COVID-19 Vaccine

#205 most reported symptom for this vaccine

3,782
Reports
53
Deaths
1,009
Hospitalizations
1.4
Mortality Rate
%
26.7
Hosp. Rate
%

Facial paralysis and COVID-19 Vaccine

Facial paralysis has been reported 3,782 times in association with COVID-19 Vaccine vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.3% of all 1,121,388 reports for this vaccine.

Among these reports, 53 mentioned death (1.40%) and 1,009 involved hospitalization (26.7%).

Facial paralysis is the #205 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 3,782 reports of Facial paralysis 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), Facial paralysis appears in only 0.3% of reports.

The mortality rate of 1.40% warrants monitoring, though VAERS deaths represent temporal associations, not confirmed causal links.

Important Context

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

Wrong product administered3,809 reportsEndotracheal intubation3,787 reportsSuspected COVID-193,762 reportsEar discomfort3,747 reports

Quick Facts

Reports:3,782
Deaths:53
Hospitalizations:1,009
% of Vaccine:0.3%
Rank:#205 of 9223

Related Pages

COVID-19 Vaccine OverviewFacial paralysis (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.