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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.

DTaP×Injection site warmth

Injection site warmth Reports for DTaP

#6 most reported symptom for this vaccine

5,634
Reports
0
Deaths
86
Hospitalizations
0
Mortality Rate
%
1.5
Hosp. Rate
%

Injection site warmth and DTaP

Injection site warmth has been reported 5,634 times in association with DTaP vaccination in VAERS. This represents 8.4% of all 66,714 reports for this vaccine.

Among these reports, 0 mentioned death (0.00%) and 86 involved hospitalization (1.5%).

Injection site warmth is the #6 most frequently reported symptom for DTaP out of 1943 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 5,634 reports of Injection site warmth after DTaP vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.

The mortality rate among these reports is very low at 0.00%, suggesting most cases are non-fatal.

Important Context

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

Quick Facts

Reports:5,634
Deaths:0
Hospitalizations:86
% of Vaccine:8.4%
Rank:#6 of 1943

Data Source

This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.