Table 3. Most frequently reported suspected adverse reactions (with reporting rates ≥ 1% ) by age group and time of onset, United Kingdom and Finland, 2015/16 (n = 2,029).
Preferred term | Time of onset | |||||||||
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≤ 7 days | > 7 days | Total | ||||||||
n | % | CI | n | % | CI | n | % | CI | ||
Vaxigrip (n = 1,012) | ||||||||||
6 months to < 6 years (n = 496) | ||||||||||
Cough | 5 | 1.0 | 0.1–1.9 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.1–1.9 | |||
Pyrexia | 7 | 1.4 | 0.4–2.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0–1.1 | 8 | 1.6 | 0.5–2.7 | |
Rhinorrhoea | 5 | 1.0 | 0.1–1.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0–1.1 | 6 | 1.2 | 0.2–2.2 | |
≥ 6 to < 13 years (n = 111) | ||||||||||
Vaccination site erythema | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2–6.4 | 0 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2–6.4 | |||
≥ 13 to < 18 years (n = 19) | ||||||||||
No data reported for this group | ||||||||||
≥ 18 to ≤ 65 years (n = 149) | ||||||||||
No suspected AR ≥ 1% of total reported for this group | ||||||||||
> 65 years (n = 237) | ||||||||||
Cough | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3–3.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.0–2.3 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.5–4.3 | |
Fatigue | 2 | 0.8 | 0.1–3.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.0–2.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3–3.7 | |
Headache | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3–3.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.0–2.3 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.5–4.3 | |
Influenza-like illness | 5 | 2.1 | 0.3–3.9 | 0 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.3–3.9 | |||
Malaise | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3–3.7 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.1–3.0 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.3–3.9 | |
Nasopharyngitis | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3–3.7 | 0 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3–3.7 | |||
Oropharyngeal pain | 2 | 0.8 | 0.1–3.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.0–2.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3-3.7 | |
Intanza b 15 µg (n = 1,017) | ||||||||||
Vaccination site pain | 10 | 1.0 | 0.4–1.6 | 0 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.4-1.6 |
AR: adverse reaction; CI: confidence interval.
a Not all numbers add up as vaccinees could report suspected AR in both time intervals.
b All Intanza 15 µg vaccinees were ≥ 60 years-old.