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. 2022 Jan 28;59(3):435–438. doi: 10.1007/s00592-021-01837-0

Table 1.

Local and general reaction following 1st and 2nd dose of mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine

After 1st
vaccine dose
After 2nd
vaccine dose
n 454 454
Headache, n (%) any 12 (2.6) 33 (7.2)
Mild 10 (2.2) 27 (5.9)
Moderate 1 (0.2) 5 (1.1)
Severe 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2)
Grade 4 0 0
Diarrhea, n (%) 5 (1.1) 2 (0.4)
Mild 3 (0.7) 1 (0.2)
Moderate 2 (0.4) 1 (0.2)
Severe 0 0
Grade 4 0 0
Vomiting, n (%) 5 (1.1) 2 (0.4)
Mild 3 (0.7) 1 (0.2)
Moderate 2 (0.4) 1 (0.2)
Severe 0 0
Grade 4 0 0
Local reactions, n (%) 265 (58.4) 157 (34.6)
Mild 256 (56.4) 148 (32.6)
Moderate 9 (2.0) 9 (2.0)
Severe 0 0
Grade 4 0 0
Fever 37–37.9 °C, n (%) 5 (1.1) 76 (16.7)
Mild 4 (0.9) 76 (16.7)
Moderate 1 (0.2) 0
Severe 0 0
Grade 4 0 0
Fever > 38 °C, n (%) 0 56 (12.3)
Mild 0 55 (12.1)
Moderate 0 1 (0.2)
Severe 0 0
Grade 4 0 0
Lymphadenopathy, n (%) 5 (1.1) 1 (0.2)
Mild 4 (0.9) 1 (0.2)
Moderate 1 (0.2) 0
Severe 0 0
Grade 4 0 0
New or worsening Myalgia or Joint pain, n (%) 22 (4.8) 72 (15.8)
Mild 19 (4.2) 65 (14.3)
Moderate 3 (0.6) 7 (1.5)
Severe 0 0
Grade 4 0 0
Perioral paresthesia, n (%) 1 (0.2) 0
Mild 1 (0.2) 0
Moderate 0 0
Severe 0 0
Grade 4 0 0
Fatigue, n (%) 51 (11.2) 69 (15.2)
Mild 49 (10.8) 62 (13.7)
Moderate 2 (0.4) 7 (1.5)
Severe 0 0
Grade 4 0 0
Fainting, n (%) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2)
Mild 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2)
Moderate 0 0
Severe 0 0
Grade 4 0 0
Tachycardia, n (%) 2 (0.4) 1 (0.2)
Mild 2 (0.4) 1 (0.2)
Moderate 0 0
Severe 0 0
Grade 4 0 0
Anaphylactic reaction, n (%) 0 0
Urticaria, n (%) 0 0
Other (%) 18 (4.2) 69 (15.2)