COVID-19 Vaccines and VAERS 

Adverse events that occur in a recipient following administration of any licensed or authorized COVID-19 vaccine should be reported to VAERS including:  

• Vaccine administration errors whether or not associated with an adverse event
• Serious adverse events, irrespective of attribution to vaccination
• Cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS) in adults and children
• Cases of myocarditis
• Cases of pericarditis
• Cases of COVID-19 that result in hospitalization or death

Reporting is also encouraged for any other clinically significant adverse event, even if it is uncertain whether the vaccine caused the event.

Information on how to submit a report to VAERS is available at https://vaers.hhs.gov or by calling 1-800-822-7967