diff --git a/src/HowBadIsMyBatch.ipynb b/src/HowBadIsMyBatch.ipynb
index 47b9af2513b..fbf9ed52e63 100644
--- a/src/HowBadIsMyBatch.ipynb
+++ b/src/HowBadIsMyBatch.ipynb
@@ -78,6 +78,190 @@
     "print('needsUpdate:', needsUpdate)"
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "9514f5be",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## Download VAERS-Data"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "8f0bfb9c",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "import os\n",
+    "import time\n",
+    "\n",
+    "class AndroidEmulator:\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    @staticmethod\n",
+    "    def run(runnable):\n",
+    "        AndroidEmulator._start()\n",
+    "        result = runnable()\n",
+    "        AndroidEmulator._stop()\n",
+    "        return result\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    @staticmethod\n",
+    "    def _start():\n",
+    "        os.system(\"/home/frankknoll/Android/Sdk/emulator/emulator -avd Pixel_2_API_30 -no-window &\")\n",
+    "        AndroidEmulator._waitUntilStarted()\n",
+    "        \n",
+    "    @staticmethod\n",
+    "    def _waitUntilStarted():\n",
+    "        while not AndroidEmulator._isStarted():\n",
+    "            time.sleep(1)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    @staticmethod\n",
+    "    def _isStarted():\n",
+    "        boot_completed = ! adb shell getprop sys.boot_completed\n",
+    "        return boot_completed[0] == '1'\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    @staticmethod\n",
+    "    def _stop():\n",
+    "        ! adb emu kill"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "777ff543",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "from selenium import webdriver\n",
+    "from webdriver_manager.chrome import ChromeDriverManager\n",
+    "from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service as ChromeService\n",
+    "from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options\n",
+    "from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def _getOptions(downloadDir, isHeadless):\n",
+    "    options = Options()\n",
+    "    options.headless = isHeadless\n",
+    "    options.add_experimental_option(\"prefs\", {\"download.default_directory\" : downloadDir})\n",
+    "    return options\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def getWebDriver(downloadDir, isHeadless):\n",
+    "    return webdriver.Chrome(\n",
+    "        service = ChromeService(executable_path = ChromeDriverManager().install()),\n",
+    "        options = _getOptions(downloadDir, isHeadless))\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def saveCaptchaImageAs(driver, captchaImageFile):\n",
+    "    captchaImage = driver.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, \"img[src='captchaImage']\")\n",
+    "    with open(captchaImageFile, 'wb') as file:\n",
+    "        file.write(captchaImage.screenshot_as_png)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def existsElementWithId(driver, id):\n",
+    "    return len(driver.find_elements(By.ID, id)) > 0\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def isCaptchaSolved(driver):\n",
+    "    return not existsElementWithId(driver, \"wordverify\")\n"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "da7c965a",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "import time\n",
+    "import os.path\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def waitUntilDownloadHasFinished(file):\n",
+    "    while not os.path.exists(file):\n",
+    "        time.sleep(2)"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "918d088d",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "def getTextInCaptchaImage(captchaImageFile):\n",
+    "    baseDir = \"~/AndroidStudioProjects/TextRecognizer\"\n",
+    "    ! cp $captchaImageFile $baseDir/app/src/main/assets/captchas/captcha_image.jpeg\n",
+    "    ! cd $baseDir;./gradlew connectedAndroidTest\n",
+    "    textInCaptchaImage = ! adb shell \"run-as org.textrecognizer cat /data/data/org.textrecognizer/files/captcha_image.txt\"\n",
+    "    return textInCaptchaImage[0]\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "def solveCaptchaAndStartFileDownload(driver, captchaImageFile):\n",
+    "    saveCaptchaImageAs(driver, captchaImageFile)\n",
+    "    textInCaptchaImage = AndroidEmulator.run(lambda: getTextInCaptchaImage(captchaImageFile))\n",
+    "    display('textInCaptchaImage: ', textInCaptchaImage)\n",
+    "    driver.find_element(By.ID, \"verificationCode\").send_keys(textInCaptchaImage)\n",
+    "    driver.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, '[name=\"downloadbut\"]').click()\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# FK-TODO: file is part of absoluteFile, so remove file\n",
+    "def downloadFile(file, absoluteFile, driver, maxTries):\n",
+    "    def _downloadFile():\n",
+    "        driver.get('https://vaers.hhs.gov/eSubDownload/index.jsp?fn=' + file)\n",
+    "        solveCaptchaAndStartFileDownload(driver, 'captchaImage.jpeg')\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    numTries = 1\n",
+    "    _downloadFile()\n",
+    "    while(not isCaptchaSolved(driver) and (maxTries is None or numTries < maxTries)):\n",
+    "        _downloadFile()\n",
+    "        numTries = numTries + 1\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    if isCaptchaSolved(driver):\n",
+    "        waitUntilDownloadHasFinished(absoluteFile)\n",
+    "        return absoluteFile\n",
+    "    else:\n",
+    "        return None\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def downloadVAERSFile(file, downloadDir):\n",
+    "    driver = getWebDriver(downloadDir, isHeadless = False)\n",
+    "    downloadedFile = downloadFile(\n",
+    "        file = file,\n",
+    "        absoluteFile = downloadDir + \"/\" + file,\n",
+    "        driver = driver,\n",
+    "        maxTries = None)\n",
+    "    driver.quit()\n",
+    "    return downloadedFile"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "9ccc73b3",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "import zipfile\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def unzip(zipFile, dstDir):\n",
+    "    with zipfile.ZipFile(zipFile, 'r') as zip_ref:\n",
+    "        zip_ref.extractall(dstDir)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def unzipAndRemove(zipFile, dstDir):\n",
+    "    unzip(zipFile, dstDir)\n",
+    "    os.remove(zipFile)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def downloadVAERSFileAndUnzip(file):\n",
+    "    downloadedFile = downloadVAERSFile(file, \"/home/frankknoll/Dokumente/Corona/projects/HowBadIsMyBatch/src/VAERS/tmp\")\n",
+    "    unzipAndRemove(\n",
+    "        zipFile = downloadedFile,\n",
+    "        dstDir = '/home/frankknoll/Dokumente/Corona/projects/HowBadIsMyBatch/src/VAERS/')\n"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "9a9e4d1e",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "if needsUpdate:\n",
+    "    downloadVAERSFileAndUnzip('2022VAERSData.zip')\n",
+    "    downloadVAERSFileAndUnzip('NonDomesticVAERSData.zip')"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": null,