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.
#494 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Pleural effusion has been reported 7 times in association with Influenza, Seasonal (Flumist) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.1% of all 6,739 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 3 mentioned death (42.86%) and 4 involved hospitalization (57.1%).
Pleural effusion is the #494 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 7 reports of Pleural effusion after Influenza, Seasonal (Flumist) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The 42.86% 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.