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.
#421 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Chest X-ray abnormal has been reported 30 times in association with Polio (Inactivated) (Ipol) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.1% of all 44,360 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 0 mentioned death (0.00%) and 19 involved hospitalization (63.3%).
Chest X-ray abnormal is the #421 most frequently reported symptom for Polio (Inactivated) (Ipol) out of 1646 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 30 reports of Chest X-ray abnormal after Polio (Inactivated) (Ipol) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The mortality rate among these reports is very low at 0.00%, suggesting most cases are non-fatal.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.