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.
South Dakota (SD) has 4,960 adverse event reports in VAERS, representing 0.3% of all reports nationwide.
Of these, 323 mentioned death, 457 involved hospitalization, and 1,082 required emergency department visits.
With an estimated population of 909,000, South Dakota has approximately 545.7 reports per 100,000 residents.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.