Table 3. Prevalence of post-vaccination side effects based on the type of vaccine administered.
| Type of vaccine | Side effects | After the first dose | After the second dose | After both doses | None |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Pfizer-BioNTech | Systemic side effects | ||||
| (n = 909) | Headache | 182 (20.02) | 99 (10.89) | 48 (5.28) | 580 (63.81) |
| Fatigue | 174 (19.14) | 92 (10.12) | 53 (5.83) | 590 (64.91) | |
| Fever | 251 (27.61) | 131 (14.41) | 60 (6.61) | 467 (51.38) | |
| Chills and tremors | 57 (6.27) | 34 (3.74) | 16 (1.76) | 802 (88.22) | |
| Joint pain | 71 (7.81) | 47 (5.17) | 35 (3.85) | 756 (83.17) | |
| Myalgia | 114 (12.54) | 54 (5.94) | 33 (3.63) | 708 (77.89) | |
| Diarrhea | 16 (1.76) | 11 (1.21) | 11 (1.21) | 871 (95.82) | |
| Nausea | 27 (2.97) | 14 (1.54) | 13 (1.43) | 855 (94.06) | |
| Local side effect | |||||
| Local pain | 267 (29.37) | 128 (14.08) | 72 (7.92) | 442 (48.62) | |
| Local edema | 46 (5.06) | 25 (2.75) | 14 (1.54) | 824 (90.65) | |
| Itching | 21 (2.31) | 15 (1.65) | 6 (0.66) | 867 (95.38) | |
| Local redness | 42 (4.62) | 25 (2.75) | 9 (0.99) | 833 (91.74) | |
| Local hotness | 77 (8.47) | 49 (5.39) | 25 (2.75) | 758 (83.39) | |
| Oxford/AstraZeneca | Systemic side effects | ||||
| (n = 261) | Headache | 68 (26.05) | 68 (26.05) | 5 (1.92) | 120 (45.98) |
| Fatigue | 71 (27.20) | 19 (7.28) | 10 (3.83) | 161 (61.69) | |
| Fever | 95 (36.39) | 33 (12.64) | 16 (6.13) | 117 (44.83) | |
| Chills and tremors | 41 (15.71) | 8 (3.07) | 3 (1.15) | 209 (80.08) | |
| Joint pain | 10 (3.83) | 19 (7.28) | 6 (2.29) | 226 (86.59) | |
| Myalgia | 36 (13.79) | 20 (7.66) | 12 (4.60) | 193 (73.95) | |
| Diarrhea | 11 (4.21) | 2 (0.77) | 0 (0.0) | 248 (95.02) | |
| Nausea | 24 (9.20) | 6 (2.30) | 4 (1.53) | 227 (86.97) | |
| Local side effect | |||||
| Local pain | 87 (33.33) | 35 (14.41) | 21 (8.05) | 118 (45.21) | |
| Local oedema | 16 (6.13) | 7 (2.68) | 6 (2.30) | 232 (88.89) | |
| Itching | 17 (6.51) | 5 (1.92) | 4 (1.53) | 235 (90.04) | |
| Local redness | 18 (6.90) | 8 (3.07) | 4 (1.53) | 231 (88.51) | |
| Local hotness | 30 (11.49) | 7 (2.68) | 4 (1.53) | 220 (84.29) | |
| Sinopharm | Systemic side effects | ||||
| (n = 170) | Headache | 23 (13.53) | 13 (7.65) | 15 (8.82) | 119 (70.0) |
| Fatigue | 18 (10.59) | 14 (8.24) | 23 (13.53) | 115 (67.65) | |
| Fever | 22 (12.94) | 25 (14.71) | 17 (10.0) | 106 (62.35) | |
| Chills and tremors | 4 (2.35) | 4 (2.35) | 8 (4.71) | 154 (90.59) | |
| Joint pain | 10 (5.88) | 12 (7.06) | 10 (5.88) | 138 (81.18) | |
| Myalgia | 11 (6.47) | 9 (5.29) | 12 (7.06) | 138 (81.18) | |
| Diarrhea | 5 (2.94) | 2 (1.18) | 2 (1.18) | 161 (94.71) | |
| Nausea | 5 (2.94) | 6 (3.53) | 3 (1.76) | 156 (91.76) | |
| Local side effect | |||||
| Local pain | 28 (16.47) | 20 (11.76) | 18 (10.58) | 104 (61.18) | |
| Local edema | 9 (5.29) | 5 (2.94) | 11 (6.47) | 145 (85.29) | |
| Itching | 2 (1.18) | 7 (4.12) | 3 (1.76) | 158 (92.94) | |
| Local redness | 7 (4.12) | 3 (1.76) | 4 (2.35) | 156 (91.76) | |
| Local hotness | 13 (7.65) | 5 (2.94) | 11 (6.47) | 141 (82.94) |