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. 2020 Oct 15;21(1):39–51. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30831-8

Table 3.

Adverse reactions within 7 days and overall adverse events within 28 days after the first and the second vaccinations for the group aged 60 years or older in phase 1

2 μg cohort (n=32)
4 μg cohort (n=32)
8 μg cohort (n=32)
Total (n=96)
Vaccination (n=24) Placebo (n=8) p value Vaccination (n=24) Placebo (n=8) p value Vaccination (n=24) Placebo (n=8) p value Vaccination (n=24) Placebo (n=8) p value
All adverse reactions within 0–7 days
Any 1 (4%) 1 (13%) 0·44 6 (25%) 0 0·30 5 (21%) 1 (13%) >0·99 12 (17%) 2 (8%) 0·51
Grade 1 1 (4%) 1 (13%) .. 6 (25%) 0 .. 4 (17%) 1 (13%) .. 11 (15%) 2 (8%) ..
Grade 2 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 1 (4%) 0 .. 1 (1%) 0 ..
Injection site adverse reactions within 0–7 days
Pain 1 (4%) 1 (13%) 0·44 4 (17%) 0 0·55 4 (17%) 0 0·55 9 (13%) 1 (4%) 0·44
Grade 1 1 (4%) 1 (13%) .. 4 (17%) 0 .. 4 (17%) 0 .. 9 (13%) 1 (4%) ..
Grade 2 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 ..
Induration 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 2 (8%) 0 >0·99 2 (3%) 0 >0·99
Grade 1 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 1 (4%) 0 .. 1 (1%) 0 ..
Grade 2 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 1 (4%) 0 .. 1 (1%) 0 ..
Systemic adverse reactions within 0–7 days
Fever 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 1 (4%) 0 >0·99 1 (1%) 0 >0·99
Grade 1 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 1 (4%) 0 .. 1 (1%) 0 ..
Grade 2 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 ..
Fatigue 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 1 (4%) 0 >0·99 1 (1%) 0 >0·99
Grade 1 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 1 (4%) 0 .. 1 (1%) 0 ..
Grade 2 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 ..
Headache 0 0 .. 1 (4%) 0 >0·99 1 (4%) 0 >0·99 2 (3%) 0 ..
Grade 1 0 0 .. 1 (4%) 0 .. 1 (4%) 0 .. 2 (3%) 0 ..
Grade 2 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 ..
Diarrhoea 0 0 .. 2 (8%) 0 >0·99 0 0 .. 2 (3%) 0 >0·99
Grade 1 0 0 .. 2 (8%) 0 .. 0 0 .. 2 (3%) 0 ..
Grade 2 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 ..
Joint pain 0 0 .. 1 (4%) 0 >0·99 0 0 .. 1 (1%) 0 >0·99
Grade 1 0 0 .. 1 (4%) 0 .. 0 0 .. 1 (1%) 0 ..
Grade 2 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 ..
Muscle pain 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 1 (13%) 0·25 0 1 (4%) 0·26
Grade 1 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 1 (13%) .. 0 1 (4%) ..
Grade 2 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 ..
Overall adverse events within 0–28 days
Any 2 (8%) 1 (13%) >0·99 7 (29%) 0 0·15 5 (21%) 2 (25%) >0·99 14 (19%) 3 (13%) 0·55
Grade 1 1 (4%) 1 (13%) .. 7 (29%) 0 .. 5 (21%) 1 (13%) .. 13 (18%) 2 (8%) ..
Grade 2 1 (4%) 0 .. 0 0 .. 1 (4%) 0 .. 2 (4%) 0 ..
Grade 3 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 0 1 (13%) .. 0 1 (4%) ..

Data are n (%). Any refers to all the participants with any grade adverse reactions or events. Adverse reactions and events were graded according to the scale issued by the China State Food and Drug Administration. Grade 3=severe.