COVID vaccines adverse cases near 1m, including over 17,000 deaths

Data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that between Dec. 14, 2020, and Oct. 15, 2021, a total of 818,044 adverse effects following COVID vaccines were reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).

The data included a total of 17,128 reports of deaths — an increase of 362 over the previous week, and a new report of a 12-year-old who died after getting the Pfizer vaccine.

There were 117,399 reports of serious injuries, including deaths, during the same time period — up 5,434 compared with the previous week.

Excluding “foreign reports” to VAERS, 612,125 adverse events, including 7,848 deaths and 50,225 serious injuries, were reported in the U.S. between Dec. 14, 2020, and Oct. 15, 2021.

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Of the 7,848 U.S. deaths reported as of Oct. 15, 11% occurred within 24 hours of vaccination, 15% occurred within 48 hours of vaccination and 28% occurred in people who experienced an onset of symptoms within 48 hours of being vaccinated.

The data come directly from reports submitted to VAERS, the primary government-funded system for reporting adverse vaccine reactions in the U.S.

The most recent death involves a 12-year-old girl who died from a respiratory tract hemorrhage 22 days after receiving her first dose of Pfizer’s vaccine.

Another recent death includes a 15-year-old male who died six days after receiving his first dose of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine. According to his VAERS report, the previously healthy teen complained of brief unilateral shoulder pain five days after receiving his COVID vaccine.

According to the report, 2,010 reports of anaphylaxis where the reaction was life-threatening, required treatment or resulted in death. 10,290 reports of blood clotting disorders. Of those, 4,488 reports were attributed to Pfizer, 3,709 reports to Moderna and 2,040 reports to J&J.

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2,878 cases of myocarditis and pericarditis with 1,815 cases attributed to Pfizer, 939 cases to Moderna and 114 cases to J&J’s COVID vaccine.

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The White House, on Oct. 20, unveiled plans to roll out COVID vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, even though vaccine safety experts — who advise U.S. drug regulators and review safety and efficacy data — have not yet met to discuss whether Pfizer’s COVID vaccine should be authorized for use in the pediatric age group.