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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.

Hepatitis B (Engerix-B)

HEP73,280 total reports
73,280
Total Reports
1,522
Deaths
5,447
Hospitalizations
22,051
ER Visits
1,796
Disabilities

About Hepatitis B (Engerix-B)

Hepatitis B (Engerix-B) has 73,280 reports in VAERS spanning from 1990 to 2026.

Of these reports, 1,522 mentioned death, 5,447 involved hospitalization, and 22,051 required emergency department visits.

This vaccine is manufactured by: Merck & Co., Smithkline Beecham, GlaxoSmithKline, Unknown Manufacturer, Dynavax, Sanofi Pasteur, Vbi Vaccines.

This vaccine accounts for 3.7% of all 1,983,260 reports in the VAERS database.

Reporting Rate

This vaccine averages 1,981 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.