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.
#271 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Loss of personal independence in daily activities has been reported 12 times in association with DTaP + IPV (Kinrix) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.1% of all 13,957 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 2 mentioned death (16.67%) and 0 involved hospitalization (0.0%).
Loss of personal independence in daily activities is the #271 most frequently reported symptom for DTaP + IPV (Kinrix) out of 715 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 12 reports of Loss of personal independence in daily activities after DTaP + IPV (Kinrix) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The 16.67% mortality rate among these reports is elevated, but this reflects the severity of the condition itself rather than vaccine causation.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.