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. 2017 Dec;17(12):1276–1284. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30541-8

Table 2.

Frequency of adverse events by time since vaccination

0–30 min
31 min to 3 days
4–14 days
Overall (0–14 days)
Response rate Frequency Response rate Frequency Response rate Frequency Response rate Frequency
Adults (≥18 years, n=1207)
Arthralgia 100% 0 97% 80 (7%) 96% 1 (<1%) 93% 81 (7%)
Diarrhoea 100% 0 97% 3 (<1%) 96% 0 93% 3 (<1%)
Fatigue 100% 1 (<1%) 97% 118 (10%) 96% 1 (<1%) 94% 119 (10%)
Fever 100% 0 97% 1 (<1%) 96% 0 93% 1 (<1%)
Headache 100% 0 97% 180 (15%) 96% 0 94% 180 (16%)
Induration 100% 0 97% 1 (<1%) 96% 0 93% 1 (<1%)
Injection pain 100% 1 (<1%) 97% 37 (3%) 96% 0 93% 38 (3%)
Muscle pain 100% 0 97% 157 (13%) 96% 0 94% 157 (14%)
Myalgia 100% 0 97% 149 (13%) 96% 0 94% 149 (13%)
Vomiting 100% 0 97% 2 (<1%) 96% 0 93% 2 (<1%)
Other adverse events 100% 2 (<1%) 97% 29 (2%) 96% 2 (<1%) 93% 33 (3%)
Any adverse events* 100% 3 (<1%) 97% 408 (35%) 96% 4 (<1%) 94% 412 (36%)
Children (6–17 years, n=303)
Arthralgia 100% 0 94% 1 (<1%) >99% 0 93% 1 (<1%)
Diarrhoea 100% 0 94% 2 (1%) >99% 0 93% 2 (1%)
Fatigue 100% 0 94% 3 (1%) >99% 1 (<1%) 93% 3 (1%)
Fever 100% 0 94% 0 >99% 0 93% 0
Headache 100% 0 94% 33 (12%) >99% 1 (<1%) 93% 34 (12%)
Induration 100% 0 94% 0 >99% 0 93% 0
Injection pain 100% 0 94% 0 >99% 0 93% 0
Muscle pain 100% 0 94% 10 (4%) >99% 0 94% 10 (4%)
Myalgia 100% 0 94% 9 (3%) >99% 0 94% 9 (3%)
Vomiting 100% 0 94% 0 >99% 0 93% 0
Other adverse events 100% 0 94% 3 (1%) >99% 1 (<1%) 93% 4 (1%)
Any adverse events* 100% 0 94% 47 (17%) >99% 2 (1%) 94% 47 (17%)

Data are % or n (%). Response rates were used to calculate the percentage of events for each line.

*

Response rate calculated as the proportion of individuals who answered all adverse event fields or reported at least one adverse events.