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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 + IPV + Hib (Pentacel)

DTAPIPVHIB11,652 total reports
11,652
Total Reports
303
Deaths
1,396
Hospitalizations
3,395
ER Visits
167
Disabilities

About DTaP + IPV + Hib (Pentacel)

DTaP + IPV + Hib (Pentacel) has 11,652 reports in VAERS spanning from 1990 to 2026.

Of these reports, 303 mentioned death, 1,396 involved hospitalization, and 3,395 required emergency department visits.

This vaccine is manufactured by: Sanofi Pasteur, Unknown Manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline.

This vaccine accounts for 0.6% of all 1,983,260 reports in the VAERS database.

Reporting Rate

This vaccine averages 647 reports per year over 18 years of reporting (20082025).

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.