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Influenza, Seasonal×Blood culture negative

Blood culture negative Reports for Influenza, Seasonal

#305 most reported symptom for this vaccine

61
Reports
3
Deaths
38
Hospitalizations
4.92
Mortality Rate
%
62.3
Hosp. Rate
%

Blood culture negative and Influenza, Seasonal

Blood culture negative has been reported 61 times in association with Influenza, Seasonal vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.2% of all 32,816 reports for this vaccine.

Among these reports, 3 mentioned death (4.92%) and 38 involved hospitalization (62.3%).

Blood culture negative is the #305 most frequently reported symptom for Influenza, Seasonal out of 2462 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.

What This Means

Seeing 61 reports of Blood culture negative after Influenza, Seasonal vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.

The mortality rate of 4.92% warrants monitoring, though VAERS deaths represent temporal associations, not confirmed causal links.

Important Context

•Association, not causation: These reports show Blood culture negative occurred after vaccination, not that the vaccine caused it.
•Background rates: Blood culture negative may occur naturally at baseline rates in the population, unrelated to vaccination.
•Anyone can report: VAERS accepts reports from anyone — patients, parents, healthcare providers — without requiring medical verification.
•Denominator missing: VAERS counts reports, not rates per dose. Without knowing how many doses were given, raw counts can be misleading. Learn more →

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Quick Facts

Reports:61
Deaths:3
Hospitalizations:38
% of Vaccine:0.2%
Rank:#305 of 2462

Related Pages

Influenza, Seasonal OverviewBlood culture negative (All Vaccines)Why Raw Numbers MisleadTop Symptoms Analysis

Data Source

This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.