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.
#510 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Blood creatine phosphokinase increased has been reported 30 times in association with Pneumococcal (Pneumovax) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.0% of all 71,157 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 2 mentioned death (6.67%) and 23 involved hospitalization (76.7%).
Blood creatine phosphokinase increased is the #510 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 30 reports of Blood creatine phosphokinase increased after Pneumococcal (Pneumovax) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The 6.67% mortality rate among these reports is elevated, but this reflects the severity of the condition itself rather than vaccine causation.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.