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. 2022 Aug 5;23(5):729–737. doi: 10.1007/s40257-022-00715-x

Table 3.

Cutaneous reactions and patient outcomes reported after COVID-19 vaccination stratified by Moderna or Pfizer manufacturer and dosinga

Characteristic Moderna 1st dose, n (%) Pfizer 1st dose, n (%) Moderna 2nd dose, n (%) Pfizer 2nd dose, n (%) Moderna 3rd dose, n (%) Pfizer 3rd dose, n (%) p valueb
Mean time to cutaneous reaction, days (SD)c 6.5 (14.0) 4.0 (14.6) 5.4 (21.2) 6.3 (20.1) 5.1 (12.3) 2.4 (9.2) 0.2912
Median time to cutaneous reaction, days (IQR)c 7.0 (7.0) 1.0 (3.0) 1.0 (2.0) 1.0 (3.0) 1.0 (9.0) 1.0 (2.0)
Cutaneous reaction
 Injection-site reactiond 20,093 (72.50) 2466 (28.79) 5940 (65.54) 2385 (36.58) 979 (50.08) 700 (60.34) < 0.0001
 Urticaria 6193 (22.35) 4832 (56.42) 2349 (25.92) 3122 (47.88) 872 (44.60) 349 (30.09) < 0.0001
 Papular rash 1311 (4.73) 527 (6.15) 411 (4.53) 358 (5.49) 68 (3.48) 48 (4.14) < 0.0001
 Angioedema 197 (0.70) 201 (2.35) 115 (1.27) 133 (2.04) 29 (1.48) 20 (1.72) < 0.0001
 Vesicular rash 156 (0.56) 171 (2.00) 76 (0.84) 142 (2.18) 11 (0.56) 11 (0.95) < 0.0001
 Petechiae 155 (0.56) 180 (2.10) 90 (0.99) 130 (1.99) 16 (0.82) 16 (1.38) < 0.0001
 Erythema multiforme 96 (0.35) 23 (0.27) 12 (0.13) 21 (0.32) 5 (0.26) 3 (0.26) 0.0462
 Psoriasis 88 (0.32) 93 (1.09) 63 (0.70) 116 (1.78) 5 (0.26) 11 (0.95) < 0.0001
 Contact dermatitis 49 (0.18) 54 (0.63) 19 (0.21) 33 (0.51) 8 (0.41) 6 (0.52) < 0.0001
 Morbilliform rash 40 (0.14) 40 (0.47) 27 (0.30) 35 (0.54) 5 (0.26) 4 (0.34) < 0.0001
 Pityriasis rosea 39 (0.14) 55 (0.64) 39 (0.43) 60 (0.92) 5 (0.26) 6 (0.52) < 0.0001
 Lichen planus 16 (0.06) 15 (0.18) 19 (0.21) 31 (0.48) 0 (0) 2 (0.17) < 0.0001
 Granuloma annulare 15 (0.05) 11 (0.13) 14 (0.15) 12 (0.18) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.0033
 Chilblains 13 (0.05) 22 (0.26) 11 (0.12) 7 (0.11) 1 (0.05) 0 (0) < 0.0001
 Cutaneous vasculitis 11 (0.04) 10 (0.12) 5 (0.06) 10 (0.15) 1 (0.05) 1 (0.09) 0.0200
 Erythromelalgia 5 (0.02) 5 (0.06) 2 (0.02) 5 (0.08) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.1018
 Varicella zoster virus infection 1 (0.00) 1 (0.01) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.05) 0 (0) 0.1023
Patient outcomes
 Hospitalized 211 (0.76) 193 (2.25) 149 (1.64) 154 (2.36) 17 (0.87) 17 (1.47) < 0.0001
 Disabled 86 (0.31) 67 (0.78) 74 (0.82) 66 (1.01) 6 (0.31) 1 (0.09) < 0.0001
 Died 5 (0.02) 4 (0.05) 7 (0.08) 3 (0.05) 0 (0) 1 (0.09) 0.1241

IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation

aDoes not include unknown or doses >3

bBolded p values are statistically significant (p < 0.05)

cExcludes outlier cases with days to symptoms > 365 days

dErythema, pain, swelling