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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 (Pneumovax)

PPV71,157 total reports
71,157
Total Reports
305
Deaths
4,359
Hospitalizations
22,281
ER Visits
1,111
Disabilities

About Pneumococcal (Pneumovax)

Pneumococcal (Pneumovax) has 71,157 reports in VAERS spanning from 1990 to 2026.

Of these reports, 305 mentioned death, 4,359 involved hospitalization, and 22,281 required emergency department visits.

This vaccine is manufactured by: Merck & Co., Unknown Manufacturer, Pfizer / Wyeth.

This vaccine accounts for 3.6% of all 1,983,260 reports in the VAERS database.

Reporting Rate

This vaccine averages 1,923 reports per year over 37 years of reporting (19902026).

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.