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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Sep 26.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Microbe. 2024 May 1;5(7):655–668. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(24)00025-9

Table 2. Adverse events in quarantine.

Number of adverse events in all volunteers (n=36) Number of adverse events by infection status Number of adverse events by dose group
Transiently infected (n=5) Uninfected (n=31) 1×101 TCID50 (n=8) 1×102 TCID50 (n=7) 1×103 TCID50 (n=6) 1×104 TCID50 (n=7) 1×105 TCID50 (n=8)
Fatigue
    Mild 16 (44%) 2 (40%) 14 (45%) 6 (75%) 3 (43%) 3 (50%) 2 (29%) 2 (25%)
    Moderate   1 (3%) 1 (20%)   0 0 0 0 1 (14%) 0
Stuffy nose
    Mild 16 (44%) 3 (60%) 13 (42%) 3 (38%) 2 (29%) 3 (50%) 5 (71%) 3 (38%)
Headache
    Mild 10 (28%) 1 (20%)   9 (29%) 4 (5%) 1 (14%) 1 (17%) 4 (57%) 0
    Moderate   2 (6%) 0   2 (6%) 0 2 (29%) 0 0 0
Sore throat
    Mild   9 (25%) 2 (40%)   7 (23%) 1 (13%) 3 (43%) 2 (33%) 3 (43%) 0
    Moderate   1 (3%) 0   1 (3%) 0 0 1 (17%) 0 0
Runny nose
    Mild   8 (22%) 1 (20%)   7 (23%) 1 (13%) 1 (14%) 1 (17%) 2 (29%) 3 (38%)
Sneezing
    Mild   8 (22%) 3 (60%)   5 (16%) 2 (25%) 1 (14%) 0 3 (43%) 2 (25%)
Muscle pains
    Mild   7 (19%) 0   7 (23%) 1 (13%) 1 (14%) 2 (33%) 1 (14%) 2 (25%)
Sore eyes
    Mild   5 (14%) 1 (20%)   4 (13%) 1 (13%) 2 (29%) 2 (33%) 0 0
    Moderate   1 (3%) 0   1 (3%) 0 0 1 (17%) 0 0
Tickly throat
    Mild   5 (14%) 1 (20%)   4 (13%) 0 0 2 (33%) 2 (29%) 1 (13%)
Cough
    Mild   4 (11%) 0   4 (13%) 0 1 (14%) 1 (17%) 2 (29%) 0
Change in sense of smell or taste
    Mild   4 (11%) 0   4 (13%) 1 (13%) 0 2 (33%) 1 (14%) 0
Toothache
    Severe   1 (3%)* 0   1 (3%)* 0 0 0 1 (14%)* 0

Symptom scores were collected using self-reported symptom diaries twice daily from all volunteers and graded as mild, moderate, or severe. Number of adverse events during the quarantine period (within 14 days of SARS-CoV-2 inoculation) by the maximum grade reported, showing all adverse events reported by ≥ 10% of volunteers and all severe adverse events regardless of frequency. *Unsolicited adverse event deemed unrelated to SARS-CoV-2 inoculation: dental infection in an uninfected participant successfully treated with oral antibiotics in quarantine.