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Productive cough Reports for COVID-19 Vaccine

#199 most reported symptom for this vaccine

3,904
Reports
272
Deaths
1,703
Hospitalizations
6.97
Mortality Rate
%
43.6
Hosp. Rate
%

Productive cough and COVID-19 Vaccine

Productive cough has been reported 3,904 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, 272 mentioned death (6.97%) and 1,703 involved hospitalization (43.6%).

Productive cough is the #199 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 3,904 reports of Productive 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), Productive cough appears in only 0.3% of reports.

The 6.97% 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 Productive cough occurred after vaccination, not that the vaccine caused it.
•Background rates: Productive 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

Rash papular3,921 reportsGait inability3,911 reportsWhite blood cell count increased3,863 reportsOxygen saturation decreased3,836 reports

Quick Facts

Reports:3,904
Deaths:272
Hospitalizations:1,703
% of Vaccine:0.3%
Rank:#199 of 9223

Related Pages

COVID-19 Vaccine OverviewProductive cough (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.