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. 2021 May 7;76(4):297–303. doi: 10.1016/j.therap.2021.05.003

Table 2.

Special attentions concerning COVID-19 vaccines security pharmacovigilance (data at the 03/25/2021).

Vaccine and exposition Number of ADR reports ADRs under monitoring, according to SOCs Potential or confirmed signals
Cominarty® BioNTech-Pfizer-m-RNA
1st dose:
4,807,987
2nd dose:
2,443,424
12,249 –Nervous system disorders: convulsions, facial paralysis, anosmia, ageusia
–Infections: COVID-19 infections
–Cardiac disorders: pericarditis,
–Immune system disorders: hypersensitivity/anaphylaxis and asthma
–Ear and labyrinth disorders: hearing disorders, vestibular disorders
–Vascular disorders: aortic dissection, vasculitis
–Arterial hypertension
–Cardiac arrhythmias
–Herpes zoster infection
–Thrombocytopenia/spontaneous hematomas
–Diabetes imbalances
COVID-19 vaccine Moderna®-m-RNA
1st dose:
616,626
2nd dose:
173,223
577 –Vascular disorders: arterial hypertension
–Cardiac disorders: cardiac arrhythmias
–Infections: herpes zoster infection
–General disorders and administration site conditions: reactogenicity
–Local delayed reactions
COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca®-Non-replicating viral vector
1st dose:
1,923,580
7439 –Vascular disorders: hypertension, hypotension, epistaxis
–Cardiac disorders: myopericarditis/pericarditis, rhythm and conduction disorders
–Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders: exacerbations of dyspnea and asthma
–Nervous system disorder: non-infectious encephalitis
–Immune system disorders: anaphylactic reactions
–General disorders and administration site conditions: hypothermia
–Blood and lymphatic system disorders: lymphopenia
–Metabolism and nutrition disorders: diabetes imbalances
–Influenza-like symptoms
–Large venous thrombosis (cerebral, digestive), with thrombocytopenia or coagulation disorders

ADR: adverse drug reaction; COVID: coronavirus disease; SOC: system organ class.