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.
#24 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Unresponsive to stimuli has been reported 317 times in association with DTaP + Hepatitis B + IPV (Pediarix) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 2.1% of all 15,041 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 99 mentioned death (31.23%) and 92 involved hospitalization (29.0%).
Unresponsive to stimuli is the #24 most frequently reported symptom for DTaP + Hepatitis B + IPV (Pediarix) out of 1275 total symptoms.
Disclaimer: VAERS reports describe events that occurred after vaccination but do not establish that the vaccine caused the event. Many reported symptoms may be coincidental or related to underlying conditions.
Seeing 317 reports of Unresponsive to stimuli after DTaP + Hepatitis B + IPV (Pediarix) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The 31.23% mortality rate among these reports is elevated, but this reflects the severity of the condition itself rather than vaccine causation.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.