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.
#189 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Alanine aminotransferase increased has been reported 43 times in association with Smallpox (Acam2000) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.5% of all 8,768 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 2 mentioned death (4.65%) and 25 involved hospitalization (58.1%).
Alanine aminotransferase increased is the #189 most frequently reported symptom for Smallpox (Acam2000) out of 1393 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 43 reports of Alanine aminotransferase increased after Smallpox (Acam2000) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The mortality rate of 4.65% 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.