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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 (Rotateq)

RV525,020 total reports

Manufacturers:

25,020
Total Reports
684
Deaths
4,080
Hospitalizations
6,779
ER Visits
309
Disabilities

About Rotavirus (Rotateq)

Rotavirus (Rotateq) has 25,020 reports in VAERS spanning from 1990 to 2026.

Of these reports, 684 mentioned death, 4,080 involved hospitalization, and 6,779 required emergency department visits.

This vaccine is manufactured by: Merck & Co..

This vaccine accounts for 1.3% of all 1,983,260 reports in the VAERS database.

Reporting Rate

This vaccine averages 1,137 reports per year over 22 years of reporting (20022026).

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.