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.
SARS-CoV-2 test appears in 36,208 VAERS reports across all vaccines. Of these, 420 reports also mentioned death and 3,838 involved hospitalization. The severity rate (deaths + hospitalizations as a percentage of reports) is 11.8%. The top vaccines associated with this symptom are COVID-19, COVID-19 (Bivalent), Unknown Vaccine. Remember: VAERS reports show temporal association, not causation.
SARS-CoV-2 test has been reported 36,208 times in VAERS from 1990 to 2026.
Of these reports, 420 were associated with death (1.16%) and 3,838 involved hospitalization.
The overall serious outcome rate (death or hospitalization) for reports mentioning SARS-CoV-2 test is 11.8%.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.