Source: VAERS.HHS.GOV
VAERS accepts reports of adverse events and reactions that occur following vaccination. Healthcare providers, vaccine manufacturers, and the public can submit reports to the system. While very important in monitoring vaccine safety, VAERS reports alone cannot be used to determine if a vaccine caused or contributed to an adverse event or illness. The reports may contain information that is incomplete, inaccurate, coincidental, or unverifiable. In large part, reports to VAERS are voluntary, which means they are subject to biases. This creates specific limitations on how the data can be used scientifically. Data from VAERS reports should always be interpreted with these limitations in mind.
The strengths of VAERS are that it is national in scope and can quickly provide an early warning of a safety problem with a vaccine. As part of CDC and FDA’s multi-system approach to post-licensure vaccine safety monitoring, VAERS is designed to rapidly detect unusual or unexpected patterns of adverse events, also known as “safety signals.” If a safety signal is found in VAERS, further studies can be done in safety systems such as the CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) or the Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment (CISA) project. These systems do not have the same scientific limitations as VAERS, and can better assess health risks and possible connections between adverse events and a vaccine.
Key considerations and limitations of VAERS data:
VAERS data available to the public include only the initial report data to VAERS. Updated data which contains data from medical records and corrections reported during follow up are used by the government for analysis. However, for numerous reasons including data consistency, these amended data are not available to the public.
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Total number of reports: 53,171
"felt like throat scratching"
Read FULL REPORTSitting post vaccine, started to feel light headed. EE was given an ice pack, had sit down in floor. Prolonged monitoring, no additional side effect. EE returned to work.
Read FULL REPORTExtreme arm pain alternating with numbness and tingling, joint pain in shoulder, elbow, and wrist, chills, low grade fever (100.5), fatigue
Read FULL REPORTTHERE WAS NO ADVERSE EVENT. We realized after administration that we had inadvertently given the vaccine to a 15 year old girl. She is not having any symptoms or problems. We have been monitoring her and
Read FULL REPORTNo adverse event reported. Found in paperwork that this person was only 16 years of age and should not have received Moderna Vaccine.
Read FULL REPORTClient is 17 year old and vaccine given. Unknown adverse reaction. Underage for vaccine approved.
Read FULL REPORTIndividual was under 18 years of age
Read FULL REPORTModerna has an EUA from the FDA for patients aged 18 and older. This vaccine was used inappropriately to vaccinate a 17 year old staff member at a clinic hosted by Pharmacy. Patient experienced no adverse
Read FULL REPORTDizziness and nausea 10 minutes after injection, continued to wax and wane over approx 90 minutes. No vitals taken. Patient ambulated back to work at 1800.
Read FULL REPORTPatient was under the age of 18 when Covid-19 vaccine was administered
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