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.
#374 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Memory impairment has been reported 54 times in association with Tdap (Boostrix) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.1% of all 52,846 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 1 mentioned death (1.85%) and 9 involved hospitalization (16.7%).
Memory impairment is the #374 most frequently reported symptom for Tdap (Boostrix) out of 2243 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 54 reports of Memory impairment after Tdap (Boostrix) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The mortality rate of 1.85% warrants monitoring, though VAERS deaths represent temporal associations, not confirmed causal links.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.