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.
#314 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Generalised tonic-clonic seizure has been reported 15 times in association with Measles, Mumps, Rubella & Varicella (Proquad) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.1% of all 23,562 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 0 mentioned death (0.00%) and 4 involved hospitalization (26.7%).
Generalised tonic-clonic seizure is the #314 most frequently reported symptom for Measles, Mumps, Rubella & Varicella (Proquad) out of 936 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 15 reports of Generalised tonic-clonic seizure after Measles, Mumps, Rubella & Varicella (Proquad) 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.