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.
#588 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Systemic lupus erythematosus has been reported 20 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, 0 mentioned death (0.00%) and 4 involved hospitalization (20.0%).
Systemic lupus erythematosus is the #588 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 20 reports of Systemic lupus erythematosus after Meningococcal Conjugate (Menactra) 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.