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.
#440 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Tonic clonic movements has been reported 28 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, 1 mentioned death (3.57%) and 8 involved hospitalization (28.6%).
Tonic clonic movements is the #440 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 28 reports of Tonic clonic movements after Polio (Inactivated) (Ipol) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The mortality rate of 3.57% warrants monitoring, though VAERS deaths represent temporal associations, not confirmed causal links.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.