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. 2021 May 4;9(7):2562–2566. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.04.025

Table II.

Reported cases of anaphylaxis per million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the literature, evaluated independently by the authors and final consensus achieved.

Anaphylaxis definition Certainty CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force
Non–COVID vaccines
2009-2011, USA4
Pfizer-BioNTech
December 14-23, 20202
Moderna
December 21 2020-January 10, 20213
Brighton criteria (reported) Levels
1-3
21 cases in 1,893,360 doses
11.1/million (95% CI, 6.9-17.0)
10 cases in 4,041,396 doses
2.5/million (95% CI, 1.2-4.6)
33 cases in 25,173,965 doses
1.3/million (95% CI, 0.9-1.8)
Brighton criteria (reassessed) Levels
1-3
15 cases
7.9/million (95% CI, 4.4-13.1)
5 cases
1.2/million (95% CI, 0.4-2.9)
31 cases
1.2/million (95% CI, 0.8-1.8)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease 4 cases
2.1/million (95% CI, 0.6-5.4)
3 cases
1.5/million (95% CI, 0.2-2.2)
18 cases
0.7/million (95% CI, 0.4-1.1)
World Allergy Organization 10 cases
5.3/million (95% CI, 2.5-9.7)
4 cases
1.0/million (95% CI, 0.3-2.5)
25 cases
1.0/million (95% CI, 0.6-1.5)