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. 2021 Jun 23;39(32):4410–4413. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.06.054

Table 1.

Tolerance of vaccine in overall population and COVID-19 + versus COVID-19 - groups

COVID-19 + (n=61) COVID-19 - (n=1987) p Total
(n=2048)
Age (mean years old) 61.4 62.2 0.6 62
Female n (%) 37 (60.6) 1206 (60.7) 0.99 1243 (60.7)
Side effects n (%)
No side effect
Local reaction
Systemic reaction

16 (26.2)
33 (54.1)
28 (45.9)

851 (42.8)
910 (45.8)
590 (29.7)

0.01*
0.2
0.01*

867 (42.3)
943 (46)
618 (30.1)
Asthenia n (%)
Grade (mean)
Duration (mean days)
15 (25.6)
1.33
1.66
302 (15.2)
1.25
2.8
0.045*
0.54
0.37
317 (15.5)
Headache n (%)
Grade (mean)
Duration (mean days)
12 (19.7)
1.25
1.5
184 (9.3)
1.22
2.54
0.01*
0.84
0.5
196 (9.6)
Chills n (%) 6 (9.8) 56 (2.8) 0.009 62 (3)
Myalgia n (%) 4 (6.5) 257 (12.9) 0.17 261 (12.7)
Abdominal pain n (%) 1 (1.6) 29 (1.4) 0.59 30 (1.5)
Arthralgia n (%) 2 (3.3) 65 (3.3) 1 67 (3.3)
Paresthesia n (%) 1 (1.6) 38 (1.6) 1 39 (1.9)
Thoracic pain n (%) 1 (1.6) 16 (0.8) 0.4 17 (0.8)
Dyspnea n (%) 1 (1.6) 13 (0.6) 0.34 14 (0.7)
Fever n (%)
Grade (mean)
Duration (mean days)
4 (6.5)
1.50
1.50
18 (0.9)
1.11
1.66
0.003*
0.16
0.89
22 (1)
Vomiting n (%) 0 (0) 2 (0.1) 0.99 2 (0.09)
Cutaneous reaction n (%) 1 (1.6) 7 (0.3) 0.2 8 (0.4)
Diarrhea n (%) 0 (0) 9 (0.4) 0.99 9 (0.4)
Anosmia/Ageusia n (%) 0 (0) 5 (0.2) 0.99 5 (0.2)
Local adenitis n (%) 1 (1.6) 4 (0.2) 0.1 5 (0.2)
Herpes n (%) 1 (1.6) 1 (0.05) 0.058 2 (0.09)
Dizziness n (%) 0 (0) 2 (0.1) 0.99 2 (0.09)
Grade of side effect n (%)
Grade 0
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3

16 (26.2)
36 (59)
8 (13.1)
1 (1.6)

851 (42.8)
953 (48)
159 (8)
24 (1.2)


0.03*

867 (41.3)
989 (48.3)
167 (8.1)
25 (1.2)
Number of side effects (mean) 1.45 0.96 0.0016* 0.98
Sum of grade of side effects (mean) 1.75 1.14 0.006* 1.16

*p<0.05.