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.
Rash Reports for Zoster Live (Zostavax)
#9 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Rash and Zoster Live (Zostavax)
Rash has been reported 12,501 times in association with Zoster Live (Zostavax) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 8.9% of all 140,312 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 22 mentioned death (0.18%) and 268 involved hospitalization (2.1%).
Rash is the #9 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.
What This Means
Seeing 12,501 reports of Rash 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), Rash appears in only 8.9% of reports.
The mortality rate among these reports is very low at 0.18%, 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.