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. 2021 Feb 5;149:e50. doi: 10.1017/S0950268821000261

Table 4.

Safety overview after vaccine injection (SafAS)

MenACYW-TT (N = 506) MCV4-TT (N = 408)
Participants experiencing at least one: Maximum intensity (grade) n/N % (95% CI) n/N % (95% CI)
Within 30 min after vaccine injection
Immediate unsolicited AE Any 0/506 0.0 (0.0–0.7) 0/408 0.0 (0.0–0.9)
Immediate unsolicited AR Any 0/506 0.0 (0.0–0.7) 0/408 0.0 (0.0–0.9)
Within 7 days after vaccination
Solicited injection site reaction Any 261/506 51.6 (47.1–56.0) 214/407 52.6 (47.6–57.5)
Grade 3 20/506 4.0 (2.4–6.0) 12/407 2.9 (1.5–5.1)
 Tenderness Any 177/506 35.0 (30.8–39.3) 133/407 32.7 (28.1–37.5)
Grade 3 2/506 0.4 (0.0–1.4) 5/407 1.2 (0.4–2.8)
 Erythema Any 174/506 34.4 (30.3–38.7) 136/407 33.4 (28.8–38.2)
Grade 3 17/506 3.4 (2.0–5.3) 7/407 1.7 (0.7–3.5)
 Swelling Any 98/506 19.4 (16.0–23.1) 61/407 15.0 (11.7–18.8)
Grade 3 9/506 1.8 (0.8–3.3) 2/407 0.5 (0.1–1.8)
Solicited systemic reaction Any 318/506 62.8 (58.5–67.1) 237/407 58.2 (53.3–63.1)
Grade 3 23/506 4.5 (2.9–6.7) 15/407 3.7 (2.1–6.0)
 Fever Any 52/506 10.3 (7.8–13.3) 49/405 12.1 (9.1–15.7)
Grade 3 5/506 1.0 (0.3–2.3) 3/405 0.7 (0.2–2.1)
 Vomiting Any 40/506 7.9 (5.7–10.6) 20/407 4.9 (3.0–7.5)
Grade 3 1/506 0.2 (0.0–1.1) 0/407 0.0 (0.0–0.9)
 Abnormal crying Any 154/506 30.4 (26.5–34.6) 133/407 32.7 (28.1–37.5)
Grade 3 7/506 1.4 (0.6–2.8) 7/407 1.7 (0.7–3.5)
 Drowsiness Any 115/506 22.7 (19.1–26.6) 74/407 18.2 (14.6–22.3)
Grade 3 4/506 0.8 (0.2–2.0) 0/407 0.0 (0.0–0.9)
 Appetite loss Any 146/506 28.9 (24.9–33.0) 121/407 29.7 (25.3–34.4)
Grade 3 6/506 1.2 (0.4–2.6) 2/407 0.5 (0.1–1.8)
 Irritability Any 220/506 43.5 (39.1–47.9) 163/407 40.0 (35.3–45.0)
Grade 3 6/506 1.2 (0.4–2.6) 6/407 1.5 (0.5–3.2)
Within 30 days after vaccination
Unsolicited AE Any 270/506 53.4 (48.9–57.8) 204/408 50.0 (45.0, 55.0)
Unsolicited AR Any 16/506 3.2 (1.8–5.1) 14/408 3.4 (1.9, 5.7)
AE leading to study discontinuation Any 0/506 0.0 (0.0–0.7) 0/408 0.0 (0.0, 0.9)
During the study
SAE Any 4/506 0.8 (0.2–2.0) 3/408 0.7 (0.2–2.1)
AESI Any 2/506 0.4 (0.0–1.4) 0/408 0.0 (0.0–0.9)
Death Any 0/506 0.0 (0.0–0.7) 0/408 0.0 (0.0–0.9)

AE, adverse event; n, number of participants who reported an AE; N, number of participants in the safety analysis set.