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. 2023 Aug 18;8:125. doi: 10.1038/s41541-023-00717-8

Table 3.

Solicited local and systemic adverse events reported within 7 days after administration of BBV154 or Covaxin.

[m events] in n participants (%)
Adverse events BBV154 (N = 2989) Covaxin® (N = 161)
Overall [240] 205 (6.9%) [51] 41 (25.5%)
Injection site pain [0] 0 (0.0%) [30] 27 (16.8%)
Injection site erythema [0] 0 (0.0%) [5] 5 (3.1%)
Injection site swelling [0] 0 (0.0%) [6] 6 (3.7%)
Lacrimation increased [1] 1 (0.0%) [0] 0 (0.0%)
Nasal congestion [6] 6 (0.2%) [0] 0 (0.0%)
Oropharyngeal pain [16] 16 (0.5%) [0] 0 (0.0%)
Rhinalgia [15] 15 (0.5%) [0] 0 (0.0%)
Rhinorrhoea [79] 78 (2.67%) [0] 0 (0.0%)
Sneezing [42] 41 (1.4%) [0] 0 (0.0%)
Chills [1] 1 (0.0%) [0] 0 (0.0%)
Fatigue [4] 4 (0.1%) [0] 0 (0.0%)
Headache [47] 44 (1.5%) [1] 1 (0.6%)
Myalgia [7] 7 (0.2%) [0] 0 (0.0%)
Nausea [2] 2 (0.1%) [2] 2 (1.2%)
Pyrexia [17] 18 (0.6%) [6] 5 (3.1%)
Vomiting [2] 2 (0.1%) [1] 1 (0.6%)

m = No. of adverse events.

n = No. of participants and % is percentage of participants with the adverse event in respective treatment group.