The VAERS database consists of hundreds of thousands of injury reports, called Events.
Each Event has dozens of fields that describe the injury in different ways.
Examples of fields are:
- Symptoms: a description of what happened to the patient.
- Vaccine given: including its Manufacturer, Dose, Lot Number, etc.
- Demographics: age, gender, and state of residence of the patient.
- ...many other fields are in the U.S. Government's data.
There are two steps to doing a search of the database: choose a set of events, and
present the results.
The default is to choose all events in the database,
and to produce two presentations: a Table by Age and Event Details.
To see this default search result, go to the Search Form
and click any "Find" button without making any other changes.
Section 1: Presentation Styles
Section 1 of the search form lets you select how the chosen events will
be presented.
You can choose tables, graphs, maps, animations, or even the raw Event details.
Sections 2-6: Choosing Events
Sections 2-6 of the search form let you determine which events will be chosen for presentation and which will be ignored.
By default, the entire database is chosen, but there are many ways to limit the search.
Examples
The Examples page shows some sample searches to give you an idea of the power of the search engine.
Expert Mode
Although not for the timid, Expert Mode offers advanced search facilities.
You can learn about Expert Presentation Styles and
Expert Event Choosing.
In addition, there is a special section on Expert Symptom Handling.
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