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.
#230 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Death has been reported 160 times in association with Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR II) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.2% of all 89,976 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 158 mentioned death (98.75%) and 28 involved hospitalization (17.5%).
Death is the #230 most frequently reported symptom for Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR II) out of 2292 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 160 reports of Death after Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR II) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The 98.75% 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.