Table 2.
Number of persons answering “yes” on questionnaire administered prior to dose 1 to screen participants for potential contraindications or precautions to receiving MenB-4C vaccine.
| Question | University A n (%) |
University B n (%) |
Combined n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Are you aware of any severe reaction to any vaccine you have previously received that required medical attention? | 36 (0.50%) | 36 (0.37%) | 72 (0.42%) |
| Do you have a known sensitivity to latex? | 39 (0.55%) | 77 (0.78%) | 116 (0.68%) |
| Do you have a known allergy to kanamycin? (Kanamycin is an antibiotic similar to neomycin and streptomycin.) | 4 (0.06%) | 4 (0.04%) | 8 (0.05%) |
| Do you have any known serious or chronic medical problems that we should be aware of? | 420 (5.9%) | 726 (7.38%) | 1,146 (6.75%) |
| Are you older than 50 years? | 6 (0.08%) | 2 (0.02%) | 8 (0.05%) |
| Are you pregnant or think you could be pregnant? | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.02%) | 2(0.01%) |
| Are you breastfeeding? | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | (0%) |
| Have you ever fainted or passed out after getting a vaccine, receiving an injection, or having your blood drawn?A | n/a | 500 (5.08%) | n/a |
Note.
A
This question was not included on the written questionnaire at University A and no data was collected for the verbal fainting history screening conducted there.