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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.

3,722
Total Reports
20
Deaths
210
Hospitalizations
1,243
ER Visits
118
Disabilities

About Tetanus Toxoid

Tetanus Toxoid has 3,722 reports in VAERS spanning from 1990 to 2026.

Of these reports, 20 mentioned death, 210 involved hospitalization, and 1,243 required emergency department visits.

This vaccine is manufactured by: Unknown Manufacturer, Sanofi Pasteur, Pfizer / Wyeth, Connaught Laboratories, Lederle Laboratories, Mass. Public Health Bio Lab, Berna Biotech, Ltd., Sclavo, GlaxoSmithKline, Medeva Pharma, Ltd., Emergent BioSolutions, Michigan Dept Pub Hlth.

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

Reporting Rate

This vaccine averages 103 reports per year over 36 years of reporting (19902025).

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.