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.
#2090 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta has been reported 6 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, 0 mentioned death (0.00%) and 0 involved hospitalization (0.0%).
Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta is the #2090 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.
Seeing 6 reports of Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta 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), Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta appears in only 0.0% of reports.
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.