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.
#246 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Poor feeding infant has been reported 26 times in association with DTaP + IPV + Hib (Pentacel) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.2% of all 11,652 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 1 mentioned death (3.85%) and 7 involved hospitalization (26.9%).
Poor feeding infant is the #246 most frequently reported symptom for DTaP + IPV + Hib (Pentacel) out of 986 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 26 reports of Poor feeding infant after DTaP + IPV + Hib (Pentacel) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The mortality rate of 3.85% warrants monitoring, though VAERS deaths represent temporal associations, not confirmed causal links.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.