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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.
Pneumococcal (Prevnar)
PNC27,970 total reports
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27,970
Total Reports
1,436
Deaths
4,854
Hospitalizations
11,928
ER Visits
492
Disabilities
About Pneumococcal (Prevnar)
Pneumococcal (Prevnar) has 27,970 reports in VAERS spanning from 1990 to 2026.
Of these reports, 1,436 mentioned death, 4,854 involved hospitalization, and 11,928 required emergency department visits.
This vaccine is manufactured by: Pfizer / Wyeth.
This vaccine accounts for 1.4% of all 1,983,260 reports in the VAERS database.
Reporting Rate
This vaccine averages 1,076 reports per year over 26 years of reporting (2000–2025).
Understanding These Numbers
•Reports don't prove causation. They represent temporal associations where someone experienced an event after vaccination.
•Background rates matter. Many conditions occur naturally and may coincidentally happen after vaccination.
•Reporting varies by vaccine. Newer vaccines or those in the news may have higher reporting rates due to increased awareness.
Most Reported Symptoms
7,689
2,617
2,347
1,889
1,746
1,696
1,555
Top Reporting States
1. California2,653
2. Texas1,531
3. Pennsylvania1,149
4. New York1,147
5. Ohio1,051
6. Michigan984
7. Florida955
8. Illinois870
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Data Source
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.