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 negative appears in 14,459 VAERS reports across all vaccines. Of these, 425 reports also mentioned death and 2,837 involved hospitalization. The severity rate (deaths + hospitalizations as a percentage of reports) is 22.6%. The top vaccines associated with this symptom are COVID-19, COVID-19 (Bivalent), Flu (Quadrivalent). Remember: VAERS reports show temporal association, not causation.
SARS-CoV-2 test negative has been reported 14,459 times in VAERS from 1990 to 2026.
Of these reports, 425 were associated with death (2.94%) and 2,837 involved hospitalization.
The overall serious outcome rate (death or hospitalization) for reports mentioning SARS-CoV-2 test negative is 22.6%.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.