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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.

Rotavirus (Rotarix)

RV13,859 total reports

Manufacturers:

3,859
Total Reports
148
Deaths
727
Hospitalizations
1,151
ER Visits
88
Disabilities

About Rotavirus (Rotarix)

Rotavirus (Rotarix) has 3,859 reports in VAERS spanning from 1990 to 2026.

Of these reports, 148 mentioned death, 727 involved hospitalization, and 1,151 required emergency department visits.

This vaccine is manufactured by: GlaxoSmithKline.

This vaccine accounts for 0.2% of all 1,983,260 reports in the VAERS database.

Reporting Rate

This vaccine averages 203 reports per year over 19 years of reporting (20082026).

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.