Table. Self-reported Cutaneous Reactions After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination.
Reaction | No. (%) [95% CI] | ||
---|---|---|---|
Both mRNA vaccines | Pfizer | Moderna | |
Dose 1 reaction | |||
No. | 40 640 | 10 445 | 30 195 |
Cutaneous reactiona | 776 (1.9) [1.78-2.05] | 150 (1.4) [1.22-1.68] | 626 (2.1) [1.92-2.24] |
Itching or rashb | 599 (1.5) [1.36-1.60] | 128 (1.2) [1.02-1.46] | 471 (1.6) [1.42-1.71] |
Hives/urticaria | 162 (0.4) [0.34-0.46] | 25 (0.2) [0.15-0.35] | 137 (0.5) [0.38-0.54] |
Swelling/angioedema | 120 (0.3) [0.24-0.35] | 16 (0.2) [0.09-0.25] | 104 (0.3) [0.28-0.42] |
Recurrent dose 2 reaction | |||
No. | 609 | 124 | 485 |
Cutaneous reactiona | 101 (17) [13.7-19.8] | 20 (16) [10.14-23.81] | 81 (17) [13.49-20.32] |
Itching or rashb | 81 (13) [10.7-16.3] | 17 (14) [8.19-21.04] | 64 (13) [10.31-16.54] |
Hives/urticaria | 20 (3.3) [2.02-5.03] | 3 (2.4) [0.50-6.91] | 17 (3.5) [2.05-5.55] |
Swelling/angioedema | 16 (2.6) [1.51-4.23] | 3 (2.4) [0.50-6.91] | 13 (2.7) [1.43-4.54] |
New dose 2 reaction | |||
No. | 33 939 | 9055 | 24 884 |
Cutaneous reactiona | 765 (2.3) [2.10-2.42] | 128 (1.4) [1.18-1.68] | 637 (2.6) [2.37-2.76] |
Itching or rashb | 546 (1.6) [1.48-1.75] | 100 (1.1) [0.90-1.34] | 446 (1.8) [1.63-1.96] |
Hives/urticaria | 194 (0.6) [0.49-0.66] | 27 (0.3) [0.20-0.43] | 167 (0.7) [0.57-0.78] |
Swelling/angioedema | 125 (0.4) [0.31-0.44] | 15 (0.2) [0.09-0.27] | 110 (0.4) [0.36-0.53] |
Abbreviation: mRNA, messenger RNA.
Numbers do not sum to the total, as individual employees can report multiple cutaneous reactions.
Other than at injection site.