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. 2013 Apr 12;9(7):1425–1429. doi: 10.4161/hv.24269

Table 1. Incidence of solicited local and general symptoms during the 7-d post-vaccination period following two doses of HZ/su (total vaccinated cohort).

  Young adults (18–30 y)
(20 administered doses)
Older adults (50–69 y)
(19 administered doses)
Symptoms   n % 95% CI n % 95% CI
Local symptoms
Pain Any 20 100 83; 100 17 90 66; 99
  Grade 3 4 20 5; 44 1 5 0; 26
Redness Any 3 15 3; 38 8 42 20; 67
  Grade 3 0 0 0; 17 5 26 9; 52
Swelling Any 7 35 15; 60 9 47 24; 72
  Grade 3 0 0 0; 17 2 11 1; 34
General symptoms
Fatigue Any 20 100 83; 100 19 100 82; 100
  Grade 3 6 30 11; 55 2 11 1; 34
Gastrointestinal Any 6 30 11; 55 6 32 12; 57
  Grade 3 0 0 0; 17 0 0 0; 18
Headache Any 14 70 45; 89 11 58 33; 80
  Grade 3 5 25 8; 50 1 5 0; 26
Myalgia Any 19 95 75; 100 16 84 60; 97
  Grade 3 4 20 5; 44 0 0 0; 18
Temperature/(Orally) (°C) Any 10 50 27; 73 10 53 28; 76
Grade 3 0 0 0; 17 0 0 0; 18

n (%), number (percentage) of doses followed by at least one symptom; 95% CI, Exact 95% confidence interval