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.
#207 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Cerebrovascular accident has been reported 242 times in association with Zoster Live (Zostavax) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.2% of all 140,312 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 17 mentioned death (7.02%) and 87 involved hospitalization (36.0%).
Cerebrovascular accident is the #207 most frequently reported symptom for Zoster Live (Zostavax) out of 2827 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 242 reports of Cerebrovascular accident after Zoster Live (Zostavax) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical. With 140,312 total reports for this vaccine (representing many millions of doses), Cerebrovascular accident appears in only 0.2% of reports.
The 7.02% 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.