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.
#132 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Mental retardation severity unspecified has been reported 237 times in association with Hib (Pedvaxhib) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.4% of all 60,298 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 4 mentioned death (1.69%) and 76 involved hospitalization (32.1%).
Mental retardation severity unspecified is the #132 most frequently reported symptom for Hib (Pedvaxhib) out of 2013 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 237 reports of Mental retardation severity unspecified after Hib (Pedvaxhib) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The mortality rate of 1.69% warrants monitoring, though VAERS deaths represent temporal associations, not confirmed causal links.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.