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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.

Influenza, Seasonal

FLUX32,816 total reports
32,816
Total Reports
491
Deaths
2,538
Hospitalizations
7,898
ER Visits
709
Disabilities

About Influenza, Seasonal

Influenza, Seasonal has 32,816 reports in VAERS spanning from 1990 to 2026.

Of these reports, 491 mentioned death, 2,538 involved hospitalization, and 7,898 required emergency department visits.

This vaccine is manufactured by: Unknown Manufacturer, Pfizer / Wyeth, Sanofi Pasteur, Novartis, CSL Limited.

This vaccine accounts for 1.7% of all 1,983,260 reports in the VAERS database.

Reporting Rate

This vaccine averages 887 reports per year over 37 years of reporting (19902026).

Understanding These Numbers

Reports don't prove causation. They represent temporal associations where someone experienced an event after vaccination.
Background rates matter. Many conditions occur naturally and may coincidentally happen after vaccination.
Reporting varies by vaccine. Newer vaccines or those in the news may have higher reporting rates due to increased awareness.