| Data type | Notes |
VAERS_ID | number | Primary key. Apparently, vaers IDs can be queried online: https://medalerts.org/vaersdb/findfield.php?IDNUMBER=1235909 (for VAERS id 1235909). |
RECVDATE | date | Receive date: The date the VAERS form information was received to VAERS's processing center. |
STATE | text | Two letter abbreviation of state or territory (but also null-values). FR = Foreign. |
AGE_YRS | text | The age (in years) at the time of vaccination. |
CAGE_YR | number | |
CAGE_MO | number | Values in CSV: .1 , .2 , .3 … .9 , 1 , null |
SEX | text | 'U', 'F' or 'M' |
RPT_DATE | date | The date the report was submitted to VAERS. |
SYMPTOM_TEXT | long text | Write-up. Compare with SYMPTOMS.csv. |
DIED | flag | Compare with RECOVD |
DATEDIED | date | Date of death |
L_THREAT | flag | Flag whether the event was life-threatening. |
ER_VISIT | flag | ER visit. If value of ER_VISIT is Y , then ER_ED_VISIT not not set. If this is the only option checked, the report is not considered serious. (VAERS form 1 only). |
HOSPITAL | flag | Wheather the patiant was hospitalized. |
HOSPDAYS | number | Number of days spent in the hospital (if hospitalized). |
X_STAY | flag | Prolongation of existing hospitallization |
DISABLE | flag | Whether the patient was left disabled (Permanent disabilities?). Compare with RECOVD |
RECOVD | text | 'N' , 'Y' , 'U' , null; compare with DIED and DISABLE . |
VAX_DATE | date | Date of vaccination. |
ONSET_DATE | date | The date symptom onset. |
NUMDAYS | number | Number of days between vaccination day and onset day |
LAB_DATA | long text | Diagnostic lab data associated with the event. |
V_ADMINBY | text | Type of facility where vaccine was administered 'SEN' : Nursing home or senior living facility, 'SCH' : School, 'WRK' : Workplace clinic, 'MIL' : Military, 'PUB' : Public, 'PHM' : Pharmacy, 'PVT' : Private, 'UNK' , 'OTH' |
V_FUNDBY | text | Agency funding the vaccination (VAERS 1.0 only) ('MIL' , 'OTH' , 'PUB' , 'PVT' , 'UNK' ) |
OTHER_MEDS | text | Other medications |
CUR_ILL | long text | Illnesses at time of vaccination |
HISTORY | long text | Preexisting Conditions |
PRIOR_VAX | text | I cannot imagine that the values in this column can be somehow meaningfully analyzed. |
SPLTTYPE | text | Manufacturer number or Immunization Project number as recorded on the specified field of the form. ¿ CDC Split Type: a field that holds arbitrary text, probably from other databases ? |
FORM_VERS | number | Form version (1 or 2 ). |
TODAYS_DATE | date | Date form was completed (¿ The date the report appeared in VAERS ?) |
BIRTH_DEFECT | flag | Congenital anomaly or birth defect (VAERS form 2 only) |
OFC_VISIT | flag | Whether the patient had a doctor's (or other health care provider's) office visit (VAERS form 2 only). |
ER_ED_VISIT | flag | Emergency room/department or doctor visit (VAERS 2.0 only). If value of ER_ED_VISIT is Y , then ER_VISIT is not set. |
ALLERGIES | long text | Allergies to medications, food, or other products. VAERS 2.0 only |