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.
#365 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Encephalitis has been reported 21 times in association with DTaP + Hepatitis B + IPV (Pediarix) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.1% of all 15,041 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 0 mentioned death (0.00%) and 13 involved hospitalization (61.9%).
Encephalitis is the #365 most frequently reported symptom for DTaP + Hepatitis B + IPV (Pediarix) out of 1275 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.
Seeing 21 reports of Encephalitis after DTaP + Hepatitis B + IPV (Pediarix) 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.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.