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.
#112 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Illness has been reported 602 times in association with Zoster Live (Zostavax) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.4% of all 140,312 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 1 mentioned death (0.17%) and 13 involved hospitalization (2.2%).
Illness is the #112 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 602 reports of Illness 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), Illness appears in only 0.4% of reports.
The mortality rate among these reports is very low at 0.17%, suggesting most cases are non-fatal.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.