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.
#271 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Injection site abscess has been reported 67 times in association with Pneumococcal (Prevnar13) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.2% of all 33,058 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 0 mentioned death (0.00%) and 21 involved hospitalization (31.3%).
Injection site abscess is the #271 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 67 reports of Injection site abscess 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.