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.
#438 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Blood culture positive has been reported 31 times in association with Meningococcal Conjugate (Menactra) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.1% of all 36,149 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 11 mentioned death (35.48%) and 21 involved hospitalization (67.7%).
Blood culture positive is the #438 most frequently reported symptom for Meningococcal Conjugate (Menactra) out of 1843 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 31 reports of Blood culture positive after Meningococcal Conjugate (Menactra) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The 35.48% 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.