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.
#165 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Mental status changes has been reported 11 times in association with Influenza, Seasonal (Flumist Quadrivalent) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.3% of all 3,467 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 2 mentioned death (18.18%) and 7 involved hospitalization (63.6%).
Mental status changes is the #165 most frequently reported symptom for Influenza, Seasonal (Flumist Quadrivalent) out of 464 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 11 reports of Mental status changes after Influenza, Seasonal (Flumist Quadrivalent) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The 18.18% 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.