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.
#335 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood has been reported 24 times in association with DTaP + Hepatitis B + IPV (Pediarix) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.2% of all 15,041 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 0 mentioned death (0.00%) and 12 involved hospitalization (50.0%).
Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood is the #335 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 24 reports of Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood 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.