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. 2022 Mar 14;7(2):e00915-21. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00915-21

TABLE 3.

Adverse events after vaccination

Type of reaction No. (%) of patients with reaction to:
CoronaVac
BNT162b2
Female (n = 34) Male (n = 19) Total (n = 53) Female (n = 46) Male (n = 34) Total (n = 80)
Systemic reactions 19 (55.9) 4 (21.1) 23 (43.4) 34 (73.9) 23 (67.6) 57 (71.3)
    Fever 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (10.9) 4 (11.8) 9 (11.3)
    Chills 3 (8.8) 0 (0.0) 3 (5.7) 6 (13.0) 3 (8.8) 9 (11.3)
    Headache 9 (26.5) 0 (0.0) 9 (17.0) 21 (45.7) 10 (29.4) 31 (38.8)
    Tiredness 13 (38.2) 1 (5.3) 14 (26.4) 27 (58.7) 21 (61.8) 48 (53.3)
    Nausea 4 (11.8) 0 (0.0) 4 (7.6) 9 (19.6) 3 (8.8) 12 (15)
    Vomiting 1 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.9) 1 (2.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.3)
    Diarrhea 4 (11.8) 1 (5.3) 5 (9.4) 6 (13.0) 1 (2.9) 7 (8.8)
    Muscle pain 8 (23.5) 2 (10.5) 10 (18.9) 22 (47.8) 13 (38.2) 35 (43.8)
    Joint pain 3 (8.8) 1 (5.3) 4 (7.6) 12 (26.1) 5 (14.7) 17 (21.3)
    Skin rash 1 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.9) 2 (4.4) 1 (2.9) 3 (3.8)
Local reactions 15 (44.1) 5 (26.3) 20 (37.7) 43 (93.5) 28 (82.4) 71 (88.8)
    Pain 15 (44.1) 5 (26.3) 20 (37.7) 42 (91.3) 28 (82.4) 70 (87.5)
    Redness 1 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.9) 11 (23.9) 7 (20.6) 62 (77.5)
    Swelling 1 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.9) 17 (37.0) 11 (32.4) 28 (35)
    Ecchymosis 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (10.9) 1 (2.9) 6 (7.5)
    Itching 2 (5.9) 0 (0.0) 2 (3.8) 8 (17.4) 5 (14.7) 13 (16.3)