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. 2022 Mar 16;121(4):766–777. doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2022.02.020

Table 3.

Adverse events of anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination schedule within 84 days after boost dose.

Group 1
(n = 100)
Group 2
(n = 100)
Group 3
(n = 100)
Group 4
(n = 99)
P-value
Pain, n (%) Yes 62 (62.0%) 74 (74.0%) 96 (96.0%) 94 (94.9%) <0.001
Grade 2 or 3 14 (14.0%) 50 (50.0%) 44 (44.0%) 40 (40.4%) <0.001
Grade 3 2 (2.0%) 15 (15.0%) 9 (9.0%) 3 (3.0%) 0.001
Erythema, n (%) Yes 7 (7.0%) 14 (14.0%) 23 (23.0%) 17 (17.2%) 0.016
Swelling, n (%) Yes 6 (6.0%) 25 (25.0%) 42 (42.0%) 23 (23.2%) <0.001
Fever, n (%) Yes 8 (8.0%) 32 (32.0%) 55 (55.0%) 42 (42.4%) <0.001
Chills, n (%) Yes 16 (16.0%) 50 (50.0%) 51 (51.0%) 41 (41.1%) <0.001
Grade 2 or 3 4 (4.0%) 20 (20.0%) 28 (28.0%) 12 (12.1%) <0.001
Grade 3 1 (1.0%) 4 (4.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0.034
Headache, n (%) Yes 30 (30.0%) 54 (54.0%) 53 (53.0%) 42 (42.4%) 0.002
Grade 2 or 3 8 (8.0%) 22 (22.0%) 26 (26.0%) 17 (17.2%) 0.007
Grade 3 1 (1.0%) 1 (1.0%) 1 (1.0%) 1 (1.0%) 1.000
Myalgia, n (%) Yes 46 (46.0%) 68 (68.0%) 91 (91.0%) 87 (87.9%) <0.001
Grade 2 or 3 9 (9.0%) 39 (39.0%) 33 (33.0%) 26 (26.3%) <0.001
Grade 3 1 (1.0%) 6 (6.0%) 1 (1.0%) 2 (2.0%) 0.074
Fatigue, n (%) Yes 55 (55.0%) 69 (69.0%) 91 (91.0%) 84 (84.8%) <0.001
Grade 2 or 3 13 (13.0%) 42 (42.0%) 30 (30.0%) 28 (28.3%) <0.001
Grade 3 2 (2.0%) 4 (4.0%) 1 (1.0%) 3 (3.0%) 0.560
Rashes, n (%) Yes 5 (5.0%_ 11 (11.0%) 8 (8.0%) 6 (6.1%) 0.393
Grade 2 or 3 1 (1.0%) 5 (5.0%) 4 (4.0%) 4 (4.0%) 0.445
Generalized rashes, n (%) Yes 0 (0.0%) 2 (2.0%) 1 (1.0%) 1 (1.0%) 0.569
Arthralgia/arthritis, n (%) Yes 1 (1.0%) 11 (11.0%) 12 (12.0%) 7 (7.1%) 0.015
GI upset (nausea/vomit), n (%) Yes 2 (2.0%) 7 (7.0%) 8 (8.0%) 5 (5.1%) 0.259
Others, n (%) Yes 10 (10.0%) 21 (21.0%) 19 (19.0%) 19 (19.2%) 0.162

Others include chest tightness (n = 11), anorexia (9), dizziness/vertigo (7), lymphadenitis (6), abdominal pain/epigastralgia (5), diarrhea (5), palpitation (5), insomnia (4), limbs numbness (4), drowsiness (4), ecchymosis (3), epistaxis (2), conjunctivitis (1), asthma/bronchitis (1), dysuria (1) and night sweats (1).

SD, standard deviation; GI, gastrointestinal.