Table 3.
Reported side effects from COVID-19 vaccinations
| Side effect | Number of responses (%) | General population Side effect rate (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| First dose | Second dose | First + second dose | First + second dose | |
| Pain in the arm | 388 (34.3) | 296 (27.8) | 684 (31.2) | 3536 (80.5) |
| Redness in the arm | 42 (3.7) | 33 (3.1) | 75 (3.4) | 227 (5.2) |
| Swelling in the arm | 43 (3.8) | 35 (3.3) | 78 (3.6) | 264 (6.1) |
| Tiredness | 207 (18.3) | 207 (19.5) | 414 (18.9) | 2332 (53.4) |
| Headache | 117 (10.3) | 127 (11.9) | 244 (11.1) | 2044 (46.8) |
| Muscle pain | 80 (7.1) | 86 (8.1) | 166 (7.6) | 1270 (29.3) |
| Chills | 57 (5) | 61 (5.7) | 118 (5.4) | 1058 (24.6) |
| Fever | 35 (3.1) | 59 (5.6) | 94 (4.3) | 832 (19) |
| Nausea | 30 (2.7) | 34 (3.2) | 64 (2.9) | — |
| I had no side effects | 132 (11.7) | 125 (11.8) | 257 (11.7) | — |
| Total | 1131 (100) | 1063 (100) | 2194 (100) | 4389 (100) |