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.
#250 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Polymerase chain reaction has been reported 69 times in association with Meningococcal Conjugate (Menactra) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.2% of all 36,149 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 6 mentioned death (8.70%) and 38 involved hospitalization (55.1%).
Polymerase chain reaction is the #250 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 69 reports of Polymerase chain reaction after Meningococcal Conjugate (Menactra) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The 8.70% 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.