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.
#201 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Anaphylactic reaction has been reported 120 times in association with Pneumococcal (Pneumovax) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.2% of all 71,157 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 1 mentioned death (0.83%) and 38 involved hospitalization (31.7%).
Anaphylactic reaction is the #201 most frequently reported symptom for Pneumococcal (Pneumovax) out of 2065 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 120 reports of Anaphylactic reaction after Pneumococcal (Pneumovax) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The mortality rate among these reports is very low at 0.83%, suggesting most cases are non-fatal.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.