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.
#576 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Appendicectomy has been reported 22 times in association with Pneumococcal (Prevnar13) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.1% of all 33,058 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 0 mentioned death (0.00%) and 22 involved hospitalization (100.0%).
Appendicectomy is the #576 most frequently reported symptom for Pneumococcal (Prevnar13) out of 1920 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 22 reports of Appendicectomy after Pneumococcal (Prevnar13) 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.