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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)×Pain

Pain Reports for Hepatitis B (Engerix-B)

#9 most reported symptom for this vaccine

3,981
Reports
24
Deaths
249
Hospitalizations
0.6
Mortality Rate
%
6.3
Hosp. Rate
%

Pain and Hepatitis B (Engerix-B)

Pain has been reported 3,981 times in association with Hepatitis B (Engerix-B) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 5.4% of all 73,280 reports for this vaccine.

Among these reports, 24 mentioned death (0.60%) and 249 involved hospitalization (6.3%).

Pain is the #9 most frequently reported symptom for Hepatitis B (Engerix-B) out of 2382 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 3,981 reports of Pain after Hepatitis B (Engerix-B) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.

The mortality rate among these reports is very low at 0.60%, suggesting most cases are non-fatal.

Important Context

Association, not causation: These reports show Pain occurred after vaccination, not that the vaccine caused it.
Background rates: Pain 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 →

Quick Facts

Reports:3,981
Deaths:24
Hospitalizations:249
% of Vaccine:5.4%
Rank:#9 of 2382

Data Source

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