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.
Pyrexia Reports for Varicella (Varivax)
#2 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Pyrexia and Varicella (Varivax)
Pyrexia has been reported 13,162 times in association with Varicella (Varivax) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 14.1% of all 93,126 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 72 mentioned death (0.55%) and 1,097 involved hospitalization (8.3%).
Pyrexia is the #2 most frequently reported symptom for Varicella (Varivax) out of 2205 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.
What This Means
Seeing 13,162 reports of Pyrexia after Varicella (Varivax) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The mortality rate among these reports is very low at 0.55%, suggesting most cases are non-fatal.
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Data Source
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.