Table 9.

List of common and rare side effects post COVID-19 vaccination

Vaccine candidates	Common side effects	Rare side effects
AstraZeneca	Pain in arms Influenza like symptoms Nausea	Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS)
Pfizer (BNT162)	Allergy Pain, redness, swelling at injection site Fever Fatigue Headache Nausea Vomiting Itching Chills Joint pain	Anaphylactic shock (rare) Myocarditis (Rare)
Moderna (mRNA-1273)	Allergy Pain, redness, swelling at injection site Fever Fatigue Headache Nausea Vomiting Itching Chills Joint pain	Anaphylactic shock Myocarditis
Johnson & Johnson	Pain, redness, swelling at injection site Fever Fatigue Headache Muscle pain Chills Joint pain Nausea Vomiting	Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) Guillain–Barre syndrome(GBS)
CoronaVac (Sinovac Biotech)	Injection site pain Fatigue Muscle pain Diarrhea	Bell’s palsy
Vero cell (Sinopharm)	Injection site pain Fatigue Headache Lethargy Tenderness Backpain Nausea Abdominal pain	Abdominal discomfort Loss of smell Facial swelling Tinnitus
Ad5-nCoV (CanSino)	Injection site pain Fever Fatigue Headache Muscle pain	No serious adverse effect has been reported
Sputnik V	Flu-like illness Injection site pain Headache Asthenia	No serious adverse effect found post vaccination