Reporting rates for VAERS death reports following COVID-19 vaccination, December 14, 2020-November 17, 2021.

Brendan F DayDavid MenschikDeborah ThompsonChristopher JankoskyJohn SuPedro MoroCraig ZindermanKerry WelshRositsa B DimovaNarayan Nair

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2023)

Reporting rates for death events were lower than the all-cause death rates expected in the general population. Trends in reporting rates reflected known trends in background death rates. These findings do not suggest an association between vaccination and overall increased mortality.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
coronavirus disease
emergency department
cardiovascular events
coronary artery disease