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.
Illinois (IL) has 57,189 adverse event reports in VAERS, representing 2.9% of all reports nationwide.
Of these, 578 mentioned death, 4,194 involved hospitalization, and 11,631 required emergency department visits.
With an estimated population of 12,582,000, Illinois has approximately 454.5 reports per 100,000 residents.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.