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. 2022 May 29;18:100410. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100410

Table 2.

Local and systemic early adverse events among pregnant women receiving 2 injections of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine.

Comirnaty Pfizer/BioNTech - BNT162b2 n = 271
Moderna - mRNA-1273 n = 623
1st dose 2nd dose 1st dose 2nd dose
n % 95% CI n % 95% CI n % 95% CI n % 95% CI
No reaction 21 7.7 % 4.9 - 11.6 25 9.2 % 6.1 - 13.3 53 8.5 % 6.4 - 11.0 13 2.1 % 1.1 - 3.5
Local reaction 201 74.2 % 68.5 - 79.3 191 70.5 % 64.7 - 75.8 526 84.4 % 81.3 - 87.2 529 84.9 % 81.9 - 87.6
Pain 196 72.3 % 66.6 - 77.6 182 67.2 % 61.2 - 72.7 499 80.1 % 76.7 - 83.2 507 81.4 % 78.1 - 84.4
Redness 5 1.8 % 0.6 - 4.3 11 4.1 % 2.0 - 7.1 60 9.6 % 7.4 - 12.2 89 14.3 % 11.6 - 17.3
Swelling 10 3.7 % 1.8 - 6.7 14 5.2 % 2.9 - 8.5 59 9.5 % 7.3 - 12.0 85 13.6 % 11.0 - 16.6
Induration 5 1.8 % 0.6 - 4.3 4 1.5 % 0.4 - 3.7 32 5.1 % 3.5 - 7.2 37 5.9 % 4.2 - 8.1
Warmth 7 2.6 % 1.0 - 5.2 6 2.2 % 0.8 - 4.8 24 3.9 % 2.5 - 5.7 35 5.6 % 3.9 - 7.7
Itch 1 0.4 % 0.0 - 2.0 3 1.1 % 0.2 - 3.2 14 2.2 % 1.2 - 3.7 29 4.7 % 3.1 - 6.6
Haematoma 5 1.8 % 0.6 - 4.3 2 0.7 % 0.1 - 2.6 7 1.1 % 0.5 - 2.3 8 1.3 % 0.6 - 2.5
Other 0 0.0 % 0.0 - 1.4 1 0.4 % 0.0 - 2.0 5 0.8 % 0.3 - 1.9 4 0.6 % 0.2 - 1.6
Systemic reaction 82 30.3 % 24.8 - 36.1 114 42.1 % 36.1 - 48.2 234 37.6 % 33.7 - 41.5 488 78.3 % 74.9 - 81.5
Fatigue 53 19.6 % 15.0 - 24.8 80 29.5 % 24.2 - 35.3 157 25.2 % 21.8 - 28.8 376 60.4 % 56.4 - 64.2
Headache 28 10.3 % 7.0 - 14.6 56 20.7 % 16.0 - 26.0 100 16.1 % 13.3 - 19.2 285 45.7 % 41.8 - 49.8
Muscle pain 21 7.7 % 4.9 - 11.6 32 11.8 % 8.2 - 16.3 72 11.6 % 9.2 - 14.3 231 37.1 % 33.3 - 41.0
Joint pain 7 2.6 % 1.0 - 5.2 15 5.5 % 3.1 - 9.0 24 3.9 % 2.5 - 5.7 157 25.2 % 21.8 - 28.8
Chills 2 0.7 % 0.1 - 2.6 5 1.8 % 0.6 - 4.3 14 2.2 % 1.2 - 3.7 153 24.6 % 21.2 - 28.1
Fever 1 0.4 % 0.0 - 2.0 4 1.5 % 0.4 - 3.7 13 2.1 % 1.1 - 3.5 102 16.4 % 13.6 - 19.5
Malaise 7 2.6 % 1.0 - 5.2 10 3.7 % 1.8 - 6.7 8 1.3 % 0.6 - 2.5 57 9.1 % 7.0 - 11.7
Nausea 6 2.2 % 0.8 - 4.8 6 2.2 % 0.8 - 4.8 8 1.3 % 0.6 - 2.5 55 8.8 % 6.7 - 11.3
Vomiting 2 0.7 % 0.1 - 2.6 1 0.4 % 0.0 - 2.0 5 0.8 % 0.3 - 1.9 33 5.3 % 3.7 - 7.4
Other 11 4.1 % 2.0 - 7.1 6 2.2 % 0.8 - 4.8 8 1.3 % 0.6 - 2.5 32 5.1 % 3.5 - 7.2
Diarrhea 5 1.8 % 0.6 - 4.3 9 3.3 % 1.5 - 6.2 8 1.3 % 0.6 - 2.5 21 3.4 % 2.1 - 5.1