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.
#236 most reported symptom for this vaccine
CSF test abnormal has been reported 84 times in association with Influenza, Seasonal vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.3% of all 32,816 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 6 mentioned death (7.14%) and 76 involved hospitalization (90.5%).
CSF test abnormal is the #236 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.
Seeing 84 reports of CSF test abnormal after Influenza, Seasonal vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The 7.14% 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.