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Influenza, Seasonal (Fluvirin)×Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis Reports for Influenza, Seasonal (Fluvirin)

#669 most reported symptom for this vaccine

50
Reports
2
Deaths
36
Hospitalizations
4
Mortality Rate
%
72
Hosp. Rate
%

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and Influenza, Seasonal (Fluvirin)

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis has been reported 50 times in association with Influenza, Seasonal (Fluvirin) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.0% of all 119,695 reports for this vaccine.

Among these reports, 2 mentioned death (4.00%) and 36 involved hospitalization (72.0%).

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is the #669 most frequently reported symptom for Influenza, Seasonal (Fluvirin) out of 3021 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.

What This Means

Seeing 50 reports of Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after Influenza, Seasonal (Fluvirin) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical. With 119,695 total reports for this vaccine (representing many millions of doses), Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis appears in only 0.0% of reports.

The mortality rate of 4.00% warrants monitoring, though VAERS deaths represent temporal associations, not confirmed causal links.

Important Context

•Association, not causation: These reports show Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis occurred after vaccination, not that the vaccine caused it.
•Background rates: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis may occur naturally at baseline rates in the population, unrelated to vaccination.
•Anyone can report: VAERS accepts reports from anyone — patients, parents, healthcare providers — without requiring medical verification.
•Denominator missing: VAERS counts reports, not rates per dose. Without knowing how many doses were given, raw counts can be misleading. Learn more →

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Quick Facts

Reports:50
Deaths:2
Hospitalizations:36
% of Vaccine:0.0%
Rank:#669 of 3021

Related Pages

Influenza, Seasonal (Fluvirin) OverviewAcute disseminated encephalomyelitis (All Vaccines)Why Raw Numbers MisleadTop Symptoms Analysis

Data Source

This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.