The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is the principal government-funded system for reporting adverse vaccine reactions in the U.S. New data shows a total of 1,407,409 reports of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccines were submitted between December 14, 2020, and September 9, 2022, including a total of 30,935 reports of deaths and 257,227 serious injuries, including deaths, during the same time period. Of the 30,935 reported deaths, 19,861 cases are attributed to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, 8,344 cases to Moderna, 2,678 cases to Johnson & Johnson (J&J). No cases yet have reported for Novavax.
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released new data showing a total of 1,407,409 reports of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccines were submitted between Dec. 14, 2020, and Sept. 9, 2022, to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
VAERS is the primary government-funded system for reporting adverse vaccine reactions in the U.S.
The data included a total of 30,935 reports of deaths and 257,227 serious injuries, including deaths, during the same time period.
Of the 30,935 reported deaths, 19,861 cases are attributed to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, 8,344 cases to Moderna, 2,678 cases to Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and no cases yet reported for Novavax.
Excluding “foreign reports” to VAERS, 865,585 adverse events, including 14,438 deaths and 89,838 serious injuries, were reported in the U.S. between Dec. 14, 2020, and Sept. 9, 2022.
Foreign reports are reports foreign subsidiaries send to U.S. vaccine manufacturers. Under U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, if a manufacturer is notified of a foreign case report that describes an event that is both serious and does not appear on the product’s labeling, the manufacturer is required to submit the report to VAERS.
Of the 14,438 U.S. deaths reported as of Sept. 9, 7% occurred within 24 hours of vaccination, 15% occurred within 48 hours of vaccination and 54% occurred in people who experienced an onset of symptoms within 48 hours of being vaccinated.
In the U.S., 600 million COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered as of Sept. 7, including 361 million doses of Pfizer, 230 million doses of Moderna and 19 million doses of Johnson & Johnson (J&J).
Every Friday, VAERS publishes vaccine injury reports received as of a specified date. Reports submitted to VAERS require further investigation before a causal relationship can be confirmed.
Historically, VAERS has been shown to report only 1% of actual vaccine adverse events.
VAERS data from Dec. 14, 2020, to Sept. 9, 2022, for 6-month-olds to 5-year-olds show:
- 3,730 adverse events, including 166 cases rated as seriousand 6 reported deaths.
- 5 reportsof myocarditis and pericarditis (heart inflammation).
The CDC uses a narrowed case definition of “myocarditis,” which excludes cases of cardiac arrest, ischemic strokes and deaths due to heart problems that occur before one has the chance to go to the emergency department. - 26 reportsof blood clotting disorders.
- 43 reportsof seizures.
VAERS data from Dec. 14, 2020, to Sept. 9, 2022, for 5- to 11-year-olds show:
- 13,985 adverse events, including 655 rated as seriousand 28 reported deaths.
- 45 reportsof myocarditis and pericarditis.
- 67 reportsof blood clotting disorders.
- 177 reportsof seizures.
VAERS data from Dec. 14, 2020, to Sept. 9, 2022, for 12- to 17-year-olds show:
- 39,364 adverse events, including 4,2601 rated as seriousand 121 reported deaths.
According to the CDC, “VAERS data available to the public include only the initial report data to VAERS. Updated data which contains data from medical records and corrections reported during follow up are used by the government for analysis. However, for numerous reasons including data consistency, these amended data are not available to the public.” - 269 reportsof anaphylaxis among 12- to 17-year-olds where the reaction was life-threatening, required treatment or resulted in death — with 94% of cases attributed to Pfizer’s vaccine.
- 1,306 reportsof myocarditis and pericarditis with 646 cases attributed to Pfizer’s vaccine.
- 301 reportsof blood clotting disorders with 275 cases attributed to Pfizer.
- 26 casesof postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) with all cases attributed to Pfizer’s vaccine.
VAERS data from Dec. 14, 2020, to Sept. 9, 2022, for all age groups combined, show:
- 16% of deaths were related to cardiac disorders.
- 53% of those who died were male, 42% were femaleand the remaining death reports did not include the gender of the deceased.
- The average ageof death was 72.
- As of Sept. 9, 12,230 pregnant womenreported adverse events related to COVID-19 vaccines, including 4,876 reports of miscarriage or premature birth.
- Of the 16,330 cases of Bell’s Palsyreported, 75% were attributed to Pfizer vaccinations, 23% to Moderna and 4% to J&J.
- 2,954 reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome, with 66% of cases attributed to Pfizer, 20% to Moderna and 17% to J&J.
- 10,003 reportsof anaphylaxis where the reaction was life-threatening, required treatment or resulted in death.
- 4,743 reportsof myocardial infarction.
- 42,916 reportsof blood-clotting disorders in the U.S. Of those, 29,445 reports were attributed to Pfizer, 9,630 reports to Moderna and 3,782 reports to J&J.
- 23,872 casesof myocarditis and pericarditis with 18,143 cases attributed to Pfizer, 5,296 cases to Moderna and 407 cases to J&J.
- 65 casesof Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with 52 cases attributed to Pfizer, 12 cases to Moderna and 1 case to J&J.
- 524 casesof POTS with 387 cases attributed to Pfizer, 117 cases to Moderna and 21 cases to J&J.
Children’s Health Defense (CHD) asks anyone who has experienced an adverse reaction, to any vaccine, to file a report following these three steps.
CDC reports 5,300 errors in vaccine dose delivery in kids prior to authorization of new boosters
More than 5,300 errors in vaccine dose delivery in children alone were reported to the CDC prior to the authorization of new COVID-19 bivalent booster shots, STAT reported.
Errors include administering the wrong dose or the wrong product for a recipient’s age, using an undiluted vaccine when dilution was needed or administering a vaccine past its expiration date.
According to STAT, a search in VAERS showed reports of toddlers being given 10 times the amount of vaccine they were meant to receive. In at least one report, a child under age 2 was given the full contents of a 10-dose vial in error.
According to the CDC, there is no evidence administration errors have triggered more severe adverse events than are typically reported in children who have been given the correct dose of a vaccine.
Yet, the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel on Sept. 1 “voiced serious concerns” about the difficulties of keeping as many as 11 different brands and formulations of COVID-19 vaccines straight — as doctors’ offices, clinics and pharmacies across the U.S. give a primary series to young children, regular booster shots to older children and new bivalent boosters for people over age 12.
The current COVID-19 vaccine schedule allows doses of multiple vaccines to be administered in different volumes, some after dilution and many not, with intervals between doses ranging from three weeks to several months.