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. 2021 Nov 3;9(11):1269. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9111269

Table 3.

Reporting of systemic adverse reactions in the 7 days after the first and second vaccine dose administration, stratified by symptom severity.

Dose 1 Dose 2
N = 296 N = 275
Fever, n (% and 95%CI)
Any 15 (5.1%, 95%CI 2.9–8.2) 85 (30.9%, 95%CI 25.5–36.7)
≥37.5 °C to 38.0 °C 12 (4.1%, 95%CI 2.1–7.0) 58 (21.1%, 95%CI 16.4–26.4)
>38.0 °C to 38.5 °C 3 (1.0%, 95%CI 0.2–2.9) 18 (6.6%, 95%CI 3.9–10.2)
>38.5 °C to 39.0 °C 0 (0) 8 (2.9%, 95%CI 1.3–5.7)
>39.0 °C to 40.0 °C 0 (0) 1 (0.4%, 95%CI 0.0–2.0)
>40.0 °C 0 (0) 0 (0)
Fatigue, n (% and 95%CI)
Any 126 (42.6%, 95%CI 36.9–48.4) 206 (74.9%, 95%CI 69.4–79.9)
Mild 85 (28.7%, 95%CI 23.6–34.2) 82 (29.8%, 95%CI 24.5–35.6)
Moderate 41 (13.9%, 95%CI 10.1–18.3) 107 (38.9%, 95%CI 33.1–45.0)
Severe 0 (0) 17 (6.2%, 95%CI 3.6–9.7)
Grade 4 0 (0) 0 (0)
Headache, n (% and 95%CI)
Any 100 (33.8%, 95%CI 28.4–39.5) 158 (57.5%, 95%CI 51.4–63.4)
Mild 56 (18.9%, 95%CI 14.6–23.9) 77 (28.0%, 95%CI 22.8–33.7)
Moderate 40 (13.5%, 95%CI 9.8–17.9) 68 (24.7%, 95%CI 19.7–30.3)
Severe 4 (1.4%, 95%CI 0.4–3.4) 13 (4.7%, 95%CI 2.5–8.0)
Grade 4 0 (0) 0 (0)
Gastrointestinal symptoms, n (% and 95%CI)
Any 17 (5.7%, 95%CI 3.4–9.0) 40 (14.5%, 95%CI 10.6–19.3)
Mild 17 (5.7%, 95%CI 3.4–9.0) 37 (13.5%, 95%CI 9.7–18.1)
Moderate 0 (0) 3 (1.1%, 95%CI 0.2–3.2)
Severe 0 (0) 0 (0)
Grade 4 0 (0) 0 (0)
Muscle/Joint pain, n (% and 95%CI)
Any 83 (28.0%, 95%CI 23.0–33.5) 160 (58.2%, 95%CI 52.1–64.1)
Mild 56 (18.9%, 95%CI 14.6–23.9) 72 (26.2%, 95%CI 21.1–31.8)
Moderate 25 (8.5%, 95%CI 5.5–12.2) 77 (28.0%, 95%CI 22.8–33.7)
Severe 2 (0.7%, 95%CI 0.1–2.4) 11 (4.0%, 95%CI 2.0–7.0)
Grade 4 0 (0) 0 (0)
Chills, n (% and 95%CI)
Any 35 (11.8%, 95%CI 8.4–16.1) 105 (38.2%, 95%CI 32.4–44.2)
Lymph node enlargement, n (% and 95%CI)
Any 35 (11.8%, 95%CI 8.4–16.1) 50 (18.2%, 95%CI 13.8–23.3)
Neurological symptoms, n (% and 95%CI)
Any 2 (0.7%, 95%CI 0.1–2.4) 6 (2.2%, 95%CI 0.8–4.7)