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. 2019 Mar 1;6(4):ofz107. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz107

Table 3.

Overview of Solicited Adverse Events and Other Indicators of Reactogenicity During a 7-Day Period After Vaccination

Adult Subjects Elderly Subjects
(Age 18–64 y, n = 944) (Age ≥65 y, n = 1376)
First Vaccination Second Vaccination First Vaccination Second Vaccination
Full-Dose Half-Dose Full-Dose Half-Dose Full-Dose Half-Dose Full-Dose Half-Dose
(n = 468) (n = 469) (n = 450) (n = 443) (n = 692) (n = 681) (n = 676) (n = 665)
Any reaction, % 72 56 53 43 52 39 39 28
Local reactions, No. of subjects 460–462 464–466 445–448 439–442 677–685 667–673 672–674 660–662
Local reactions, % 63 43 48 34 38 22 29 17
 Pain (% severe), % 63 (<1) 43 (1) 48 (0) 34 (<1) 38 (0) 21 (0) 29 (<1) 16 (<1)
 Ecchymosis (% severe), % 1 (0) <1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) <1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0)
 Erythema (% severe), % 1 (0) 0 0 0 2 (0) <1 (0) 1 (0) <1 (0)
 Induration (% severe), % 3 (<1) 1 (0) 1 (0) <1 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) <1 (0)
Systemic reactions, No. of subjects 452–457 452–460 439–446 432–438 668–688 656–677 663–676 652–664
Systemic reactions, % 43 38 27 23 28 26 19 17
 Fatigue (% severe), % 23 (1) 19 (1) 13 (<1) 11 (0) 12 (<1) 11 (<1) 9 (<1) 9 (<1)
 Nausea (% severe), % 7 (1) 8 (<1) 6 (<1) 4 (0) 4 (<1) 4 (<1) 3 (0) 3 (<1)
 Malaise (% severe), % 21 (2) 16 (1) 12 (<1) 9 (0) 12 (<1) 12 (<1) 8 (<1) 8 (<1)
 Myalgia (% severe), % 19 (1) 14 (<1) 10 (0) 8 (0) 10 (0) 10 (0) 7 (<1) 5 (0)
 Arthralgia (% severe), % 12 (1) 9 (1) 6 (0) 5 (0) 6 (<1) 8 (<1) 5 (<1) 4 (<1)
 Headache (% severe), % 21 (1) 20 (<1) 14 (<1) 11 (0) 10 (<1) 10 (<1) 6 (<1) 6 (0)
 Loss of appetite (% severe), % 8 (<1) 7 (<1) 5 (<1) 3 (0) 4 (0) 5 (<1) 4 (0) 2 (0)
 Temperature, % ≥38°C (% ≥40°C) 2 (<1) 2 (0) 1 (0) <1 (0) 2 (0) <1 (0) 1 (0) <1 (0)
Other reactions, No. of subjects 458–465 456–462 434–449 429–438 678–688 671–677 673–676 657–664
 Prevention of pain/fever (% severe), % 3 (1) 8 (2) 4 (1) 6 (1) 10 (1) 18 (3) 11 (2) 8 (1)
 Treatment of pain/fever (% severe), % 34 (7) 24 (5) 15 (3) 7 (2) 36 (5) 29 (4) 23 (3) 19 (3)