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.
#498 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Mental impairment has been reported 13 times in association with Smallpox (Acam2000) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.1% of all 8,768 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 3 mentioned death (23.08%) and 4 involved hospitalization (30.8%).
Mental impairment is the #498 most frequently reported symptom for Smallpox (Acam2000) out of 1393 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 13 reports of Mental impairment after Smallpox (Acam2000) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The 23.08% 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.