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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 A (Vaqta)

HEPA48,094 total reports
48,094
Total Reports
244
Deaths
2,136
Hospitalizations
12,948
ER Visits
591
Disabilities

About Hepatitis A (Vaqta)

Hepatitis A (Vaqta) has 48,094 reports in VAERS spanning from 1990 to 2026.

Of these reports, 244 mentioned death, 2,136 involved hospitalization, and 12,948 required emergency department visits.

This vaccine is manufactured by: GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co., Unknown Manufacturer, Smithkline Beecham.

This vaccine accounts for 2.4% of all 1,983,260 reports in the VAERS database.

Reporting Rate

This vaccine averages 1,503 reports per year over 32 years of reporting (19952026).

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.