| That data explicitly says it is not to be used directly for causal analysis of health effects after vaccination. > What is VEARS? [0][1] > VAERS is not designed to determine if a vaccine caused a health problem > Limitations of VAERS: [2] > * It is generally not possible to find out from VAERS data if a vaccine caused the adverse event > Are all adverse events reported to VAERS caused by vaccines? [2] > No. Some adverse events might be caused by vaccination and others might be coincidental and not related to vaccination. Just because an adverse event happened after a person received a vaccine does not mean the vaccine caused the adverse event. > VAERS accepts reports of adverse events following vaccination without judging the cause or seriousness of the event. VAERS is not designed to determine if a vaccine caused an adverse event, but it is good at detecting unusual or unexpected patterns of reporting that might indicate possible safety problems that need a closer look. [0] https://www.openvaers.com/f-a-q [1] https://vaers.hhs.gov/about.html [2] https://vaers.hhs.gov/faq.html |