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. 2023 Mar 24;79(5):657–661. doi: 10.1007/s00228-023-03482-8

Table 2.

Most reported non-pregnancy-specific adverse event in VAERS

Non-pregnancy-specific Adverse Events Events Reported %a
Headache 482 2.21
Fatigue 472 2.16
Pyrexia 436 2.00
Chills 396 1.82
Pain in extremity 383 1.76
Pain 344 1.58
Nausea 320 1.47
Dizziness 228 1.05
Myalgia 198 0.91
COVID-19 188 0.86
Vomiting 173 0.79
SARS-CoV-2 test positive 172 0.79
Injection site pain 150 0.69
Vaccination site pain 110 0.50
Dyspnoea 110 0.50
Arthralgia 109 0.50
Malaise 105 0.48
Muscle spasms 101 0.46
Rash 89 0.41
Haemorrhage 87 0.40
Abdominal pain 74 0.40
Injection site erythema 70 0.34
Diarrhoea 69 0.32
Hyperhidrosis 68 0.32
Pruritus 68 0.31
Chest pain 65 0.31
Cough 65 0.30
Palpitations 60 0.30
Back pain 57 0.28
Heart rate increased 56 0.26
Paraesthesia 55 0.26
Oropharyngeal pain 54 0.25
Hypoaesthesia 54 0.25
SARS-CoV-2 test negative 54 0.25
Ultrasound scan abnormal 54 0.25
Injection site pruritus 52 0.25
Urticaria 52 0.24

aThe percentages refer to the total number of AEs reported in the VAERS database