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.
#191 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Upper respiratory tract infection has been reported 7 times in association with DTP + Hib vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.1% of all 6,892 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 0 mentioned death (0.00%) and 0 involved hospitalization (0.0%).
Upper respiratory tract infection is the #191 most frequently reported symptom for DTP + Hib out of 303 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 7 reports of Upper respiratory tract infection after DTP + Hib 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.