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. 2021 Nov 2;11:21464. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-00963-7

Table 2.

The side effects of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine after first and second dose.

First dose (N = 2194)
N (%)
Second dose (N = 1042)
N (%)
Total (N = 3236)
N (%)
P value
Local side effects on the injection site
Pain 1278 (58.2) 564 (54.1) 1842 (56.9) 0.028
Swelling 138 (6.3) 89 (8.5) 227 (7) 0.022
Redness 125 (5.7) 68 (6.5) 193 (6) 0.382
Systemic side effects
Fever 801 (36.5) 248 (23.8) 1049 (32.4)  < 0.0001
Chilling 727 (33.1) 237 (22.7) 964 (29.8)  < 0.0001
Headache 835 (38.1) 321 (30.8) 1156 (35.7)  < 0.0001
Dizzying 318 (14.5) 129(12.4) 447 (13.8) 0.114
Body pain 1067 (48.6) 396 (38) 1463 (45.2)  < 0.0001
Fatigue 1189 (54.2) 459 (44) 1648 (50.9)  < 0.0001
Weakness 1023 (46.6) 397 (38.1) 1420 (43.9)  < 0.0001
Nausea 201 (9.2) 68 (6.5) 296 (8.3) 0.012
Vomiting 30 (1.4) 13 (1.2) 43 (1.3) 0.870
Diarrhea 113 (5.2) 50 (4.8) 163 (5) 0.731
Constipation 1 (0.04) 2 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 0.244
Joint pain 707 (32.2) 275 (26.4) 982 (30.3) 0.001
Vasovagal syncope 15 (0.7) 6 (0.6) 21 (0.60) 0.818
Anaphylaxis shock 4 (0.2) 0 4 (0.1) 0.312
Rash 47 (2.1) 26 (2.5) 73 (2.3) 0.528
Depression 143 (6.5) 54 (5.2) 197 (6.1) 0.157
Drowsiness 470 (21.4) 187 (17.9) 657 (20.3) 0.022

P value < 0.05 showed by boldface.