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Taste disorder Reports for COVID-19 Vaccine

#245 most reported symptom for this vaccine

2,932
Reports
15
Deaths
157
Hospitalizations
0.51
Mortality Rate
%
5.4
Hosp. Rate
%

Taste disorder and COVID-19 Vaccine

Taste disorder has been reported 2,932 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, 15 mentioned death (0.51%) and 157 involved hospitalization (5.4%).

Taste disorder is the #245 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 2,932 reports of Taste disorder 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), Taste disorder appears in only 0.3% of reports.

The mortality rate among these reports is very low at 0.51%, suggesting most cases are non-fatal.

Important Context

•Association, not causation: These reports show Taste disorder occurred after vaccination, not that the vaccine caused it.
•Background rates: Taste disorder 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:2,932
Deaths:15
Hospitalizations:157
% of Vaccine:0.3%
Rank:#245 of 9223

Related Pages

COVID-19 Vaccine OverviewTaste disorder (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.