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Important: VAERS reports alone cannot determine if a vaccine caused an adverse event. Reports may contain incomplete, inaccurate, or unverified information. Correlation does not equal causation.

66,714
Total Reports
1,457
Deaths
5,590
Hospitalizations
25,387
ER Visits
1,077
Disabilities

About DTaP

DTaP has 66,714 reports in VAERS spanning from 1990 to 2026.

Of these reports, 1,457 mentioned death, 5,590 involved hospitalization, and 25,387 required emergency department visits.

This vaccine is manufactured by: Sanofi Pasteur, GlaxoSmithKline, Smithkline Beecham, Connaught Laboratories, Unknown Manufacturer, Pfizer / Wyeth, North American Vaccines, Baxter Healthcare Corp..

This vaccine accounts for 3.4% of all 1,983,260 reports in the VAERS database.

Reporting Rate

This vaccine averages 1,906 reports per year over 35 years of reporting (19922026).

Understanding These Numbers

Reports don't prove causation. They represent temporal associations where someone experienced an event after vaccination.
Background rates matter. Many conditions occur naturally and may coincidentally happen after vaccination.
Reporting varies by vaccine. Newer vaccines or those in the news may have higher reporting rates due to increased awareness.