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. 2022 Aug 16;18(10):700–705. doi: 10.1007/s12519-022-00604-7

Table 1.

Data of vaccinated children after MIS-C and severe COVID-19 diagnosis and control cases

Variables Cases with MIS-C (n = 29) Cases with severe COVID-19 (n = 10) Control cases (n = 40)
Characteristics
 Age (y), median (IQR) 15 (14–17) 14 (12–16) 15 (14–16)
 Male, n (%) 17 (58.6) 4 (40) 16 (40)
Duration between MIS-C/COVID-19 and vaccination (wk), median (min-max) 34 (5–64) 25.5 (12–59) NA
COVID-19 vaccine brands, n (%)
 Pfizer-Biontech 24 (82.8) 8 (80) 37 (92.5)
  3 doses 2 (6.9) 0 (0) 13 (32.5)
  2 doses 17 (58.6) 2 (20) 21 (52.5)
  1 dose 5 (17.2) 6 (60) 3 (7.5)
 Sinovac 4 (13.7) 1 (20) 2 (5.0)
  2 doses 3 (10.3) 1 (20) 2 (5.0)
  1 dose 1 (3.4) 0 (0) 0 (0)
 2 Sinovac + 1 Pfizer-Biontech 1 (3.4) 1 (20) 1 (2.5)
Vaccine side effect, n (%) Total (n = 64) Total (n = 6) Total (n = 24)
 Any injection local reaction 29 (45.3) 4 (66.6) 16 (66.6)
  Pain 26 (40.6) 4 (66.6) 16 (66.6)
  Redness 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Itching 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Swelling 3 (4.7) 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Any systemic reaction 35 (54.7) 1 (33.3) 8 (33.3)
  Fatigue 6 (9.4) 1 (16.6) 4 (16.5)
  Headache 4 (6.2) 0 (0) 2 (8.2)
  Myaljia 2 (3.1) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Joint pain 4 (6.2) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Fever 6 (9.4) 1 (16.6) 2 (8.2)
  Nausea 2 (3.1) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Vomiting 2 (3.1) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Loss of appetite 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Sorethroat 1 (1.6) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Runny nose 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Cough 1 (1.6) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Chest pain 2 (3.1) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Shortness of breath 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Rash 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Axiller swelling 2 (3.1) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Facial paralysis 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Abdominal pain 3 (4.7) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Diarrhea 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Others 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Durations, median (min-max)
 Between vaccine and side effect (d) 1 (1–30) 1 (1–2) 1 (1–1)
 Length of side effect (d) 1 (1–28) 3 (1–3) 1 (1–3)
Hospitalization due to side effect, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Polyclinic visit due to side effect, n (%) 2 (6.8) 1 (10) 0 (0)

COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019, MIS-C multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, IQR interquartile range, NA not applicable