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.
#377 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Varicella post vaccine 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, 2 mentioned death (3.70%) and 10 involved hospitalization (18.5%).
Varicella post vaccine is the #377 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 Varicella post vaccine after Tdap (Boostrix) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The mortality rate of 3.70% 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.