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. 2020 Oct 27;7(12):ofaa516. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa516

Table 1.

Characteristics of Persons, Vaccines, and Adverse Events Among all MenB-FHbp Reports (n = 2106)

Characteristic No. %a
Age group, y
 ≤9 8 0.4
 10–15 142 7
 16–18 1039 49
 19–25 302 14
 ≥26 33 1.6
 Unknown 582 28
Sex
 Female 1149 55
 Male 723 34
 Unknown 234 11
Persons with risk factors for MenB diseaseb
 Complement component deficiencies 1 0.05
  Receiving eculizumab 0 0
 Anatomic or functional asplenia 8 0.4
  Sickle cell disease 1 0.05
 Microbiologist 1 0.05
 MenB disease outbreak setting 10 0.5
Dose number in MenB-FHbp series
 1 1034 49
 2 241 11
 3 36 2
 4 c 2 0.1
 Unknown 793 38
Other vaccines on same dayd,e
 Any 788 37
 MenACWY 447 21
 HPV 288 14
 Influenza 139 7
 Hepatitis A 73 3
 Tdap 60 3
Adverse event onset, days postvaccination
 0 f 854 41
 1 327 16
 ≥2 143 7
 Unknown 782 37
Serious reportb,d 44 2
 Hospitalization 42 2
 Prolongation of existing hospitalization 0 0
 Life-threatening illness 3 0.1
 Disability or permanent damage 0 0
 Death 0 0
 Congenital anomaly or birth defect 0 0
Reporter
 Manufacturer 1040 49
 Health care professional 768 36
 Patient or parent/guardian 111 5
 Other or unknown 187 9

Abbreviations: HPV, human papillomavirus; MenACWY, meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, and Y; MenB, meningococcal serogroup B; Tdap, tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis.

aPercentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

bThis characteristic was confirmed by manual review of reports.

cMenB-FHbp is approved as either a 2- or 3-dose series; the reason for the fourth dose in 1 report was because the third dose had been given too soon, and the reason was not stated in the other report.

dCategories are not mutually exclusive.

eOnly the most common simultaneously received vaccines are shown.

fThe day of vaccination is referred to as day 0.