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.
#612 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Respiratory failure has been reported 29 times in association with Influenza, Seasonal (Flulaval Quadrivalent) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.1% of all 52,111 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 4 mentioned death (13.79%) and 27 involved hospitalization (93.1%).
Respiratory failure is the #612 most frequently reported symptom for Influenza, Seasonal (Flulaval Quadrivalent) out of 2354 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 29 reports of Respiratory failure after Influenza, Seasonal (Flulaval Quadrivalent) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The 13.79% mortality rate among these reports is elevated, but this reflects the severity of the condition itself rather than vaccine causation.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.