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.
#303 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Shock has been reported 48 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, 6 mentioned death (12.50%) and 27 involved hospitalization (56.3%).
Shock is the #303 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 48 reports of Shock after Polio (Inactivated) (Ipol) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The 12.50% 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.