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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.

119,695
Total Reports
1,081
Deaths
8,325
Hospitalizations
37,032
ER Visits
2,236
Disabilities

About Influenza, Seasonal (Fluvirin)

Influenza, Seasonal (Fluvirin) has 119,695 reports in VAERS spanning from 1990 to 2026.

Of these reports, 1,081 mentioned death, 8,325 involved hospitalization, and 37,032 required emergency department visits.

This vaccine is manufactured by: Sanofi Pasteur, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, CSL Limited, Connaught Laboratories, Pfizer / Wyeth, Seqirus, Evans Vaccines, Parke-davis, Medeva Pharma, Ltd., Aventis Pasteur, Parkdale Pharmaceuticals, Lederle Laboratories.

This vaccine accounts for 6.0% of all 1,983,260 reports in the VAERS database.

Reporting Rate

This vaccine averages 3,235 reports per year over 37 years of reporting (19902026).

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.