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.
#283 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Lung infiltration has been reported 16 times in association with Influenza, Seasonal (Flumist) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.2% of all 6,739 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 1 mentioned death (6.25%) and 12 involved hospitalization (75.0%).
Lung infiltration is the #283 most frequently reported symptom for Influenza, Seasonal (Flumist) out of 1045 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 16 reports of Lung infiltration after Influenza, Seasonal (Flumist) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The 6.25% 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.