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. 2022 Jan 12;10(1):109. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10010109

Table 3.

Postvaccine second-dose side effects and practices.

Question BBIBP-CorV (%) ChAdOx1 (%) BNT162 (%)
1—I received the vaccine second dose after
Two weeks after the first dose 0% 0% 0%
Three weeks after the first dose 90% 0% 100%
Four weeks after the first dose 0% 0% 0%
More than four weeks after receiving the first dose 10% 100% 0%
2—Were you infected with coronavirus between the first and second doses (or you had severe symptoms of corona for more than two days after receiving the first dose)
Yes 10% 0% 0%
No 90% 100% 100%
3—What are the post-vaccine second-dose side effects you felt?
Pain, redness, and swelling at site of vaccine injection 17.5% 82% 92%
Fever 0% 34% 28%
Sore throat 5% 0% 0%
Headache 7.5% 23% 0%
Muscle pain 7.5% 56% 20%
Excessive sweating 0% 0% 0%
Joint pain 2.5% 34% 24%
Dizziness 0% 5% 4%
Abdominal pain 0% 0% 0%
Decrease in appetite 0% 14% 0%
Nausea and vomiting 0% 5% 0%
Diarrhea 0% 0% 0%
Cough 0% 0% 4%
Allergies and skin rashes 5% 0% 4%
Runny nose 7.5% 0% 8%
Fatigue and lethargy 37.5% 48% 52%
Convulsions and tremors 2.5% 0% 4%
Swollen lymph nodes 0% 0% 0%
Blood coagulation 0% 0% 0%
Nervous system inflammation, including numbness, tingling, and loss of sensation 0% 0% 0%
I did not have any side effects 50% 14% 8%
4—To what extent do you rate the severity of these side effects?
Mild 32.5% 0% 26%
Moderate 17.5% 0% 54%
Severe 0% 5% 12%
I did not have any side effects 50% 14% 8%
5—Side effects appeared after the second dose during:
The first day after vaccination 45% 80% 84%
The second day after vaccination 0% 6% 8%
The third day after vaccination 0% 0% 0%
After the third day from vaccination 5% 0% 0%
I did not have any side effects 50% 14% 8%
6—The side effects that appeared after the second dose continued for:
A day 22.5% 43% 28%
Two days 15% 27% 24%
Three days or more 12.5% 16% 40%
I did not have any side effects 50% 14% 8%
7—You have received pain relievers
Before receiving the second dose of the vaccine 0% 0% 0%
After receiving the second dose of the vaccine 17.5% 55% 44%
I did not take any pain relievers after receiving the second dose of the vaccine 82.5% 45% 66%