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. 2001 Mar 13;98(6):3270–3275. doi: 10.1073/pnas.051626298

Table 3.

Common toxicities: The number of episodes that occurred after all vaccinations

Toxicity Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3
Local skin reaction 2 111 0
Rash (not at vaccine site) 1 3 0
Arthralgias 2 3 0
Constipation 3 0 0
Cough 4 0 0
Diarrhea 1 0 0
Fatigue 21 9 0
Fever 14 10 0
Headache 21 5 0
Myalgias 38 6 0
Nausea 5 0 0
Vomiting 1 1 0
Rigors/chills 13 0 0
Pruritis 13 1 0
Increase in amylase 2 0 1
Leukopenia 7 2* 0
Neutropenia 3 1 0
Lymphopenia 4 13 9§
Anemia 5 0 1
Thrombocytopenia 5 0 0

Total number of vaccinations: 134. 

*

Both patients had pretreatment grade 1 values. 

This patient had a pretreatment grade 1 value. 

Twelve patients had pretreatment grade 2 values. 

§

Six patients had pretreatment grade 3 values; 3 patients had pretreatment grade 2 values. 

This patient had a pretreatment grade 3 value.