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. 2022 Sep 30;12:16406. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20118-6

Table 2.

Incidence rate ratios (95% confidence intervals) stratified by vaccination dose intervals, and separately by SARS-CoV-2 infection intervals (*P-value ≤ 0.05, **P-value ≤ 0.01).

ChAdOx1 vaccine BNT162b2 vaccine PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection
Time period Incidents IRR (95% CI) Incidents IRR (95% CI) Time period Incidents IRR (95% CI)
Thrombocytopenia
Baseline 105 1.00 39 1.00 Pre-infection 207 1.00
Dose 1 1–14 days-pre first dose clearance < 10 0.92 (0.40, 2.1) < 10 0.43 (0.06, 3.18)
0–7 days post first dose risk 0 < 10 2.44 (0.74, 8.05)
8–14 days post first dose risk < 10 0.66 (0.16, 2.67) < 10 0.93 (0.13, 6.84)
15–21 days post first dose risk < 10 0.98 (0.31, 3.11) < 10 0.94 (0.13, 6.90)
22–28 days post first dose risk < 10 0.33 (0.05, 2.36)

0–28 days

post-infection

< 10 1.29 (0.54, 3.07)
Dose 2 1–14 days-pre second dose clearance < 10 0.54 (0.17, 1.69) 0
0–7 days post second dose risk < 10 0.33 (0.05, 2.37) < 10 0.90 (0.12, 6.56)
8–14 days post second dose risk < 10 0.38 (0.05, 2.76) 0
15–21 days post second dose risk < 10 1.56 (0.57, 4.26) 0
22–28 days post second dose risk < 10 0.39 (0.05, 2.78) < 10 3.15 (0.96, 10.32)*
Dose 3 1–14 days-pre third dose clearance 0 < 10 2.45 (0.31, 19.28)
0–7 days post third dose risk 0

29+days

post-infection

11 0.24 (0.11, 0.54)**
8–14 days post third dose risk 0
15–21 days post third dose risk 0
22–28 days post third dose risk 0
Booster Moderna Half dose booster BNT162b2 vaccine
1–14 days-pre booster clearance < 10 Inf (0, Inf) < 10 1.15 (0.24, 5.57)
0–7 days post booster risk < 10 Inf (0, Inf) < 10 0.87 (0.10, 7.60)
8–14 days post booster risk 0 < 10 1.04 (0.12, 9.12)
15–21 days post booster risk 0 < 10 1.00 (0.11, 8.77)
22–28 days post booster risk 0 0
Haemorrhage
Baseline 1927 1.00 913 1.00 Pre-infection 3999 1.00
Dose 1 1–14 days-pre first dose clearance 78 0.71 (0.57, 0.89)** 33 0.68 (0.48, 0.96)*
0–7 days post first dose risk 43 0.72 (0.53, 0.98)** 24 0.91 (0.61, 1.37)
8–14 days post first dose risk 44 0.86 (0.64, 1.16) 33 1.47 (1.04, 2.08)*
15–21 days post first dose risk 47 0.92 (0.69, 1.23) 17 0.75 (0.47, 1.22)
22–28 days post first dose risk 47 0.92 (0.69, 1.23) 21 0.93 (0.61, 1.44)
Dose 2 1–14 days-pre second dose clearance 64 0.61 (0.48, 0.79)* 29 0.63 (0.43, 0.91)**
0–7 days post second dose risk 57 1.01 (0.78, 1.32) 17 0.68 (0.42, 1.09)

0–28 days

post-infection

100 1.49 (1.15, 1.92)**
8–14 days post second dose risk 51 1.05 (0.80, 1.39) 22 1.02 (0.67, 1.57)
15–21 days post second dose risk 50 1.03 (0.78, 1.37) 17 0.79 (0.49, 1.28)
22–28 days post second dose risk 51 1.05 (0.80, 1.39) 29 1.35 (0.93, 1.96)
Dose 3 1–14 days-pre third dose clearance 0 < 10 0.84 (0.33, 2.18)
0–7 days post third dose risk 0 < 10
8–14 days post third dose risk 0 < 10 1.10 (0.33, 3.60)
15–21 days post third dose risk 0 < 10 1.82 (0.70, 4.69)
22–28 days post third dose risk 0 < 10 0.70 (0.17, 2.91)

29+days

post-infection

264 0.83 (0.68, 1.02)
Booster Moderna Half dose booster BNT162b2 vaccine
1–14 days-pre booster clearance < 10 3.24 (0.39, 27.21) 62 1.40 (1.07, 1.84)**
0–7 days post booster risk < 10 4.64 (0.54, 39.91) 30 1.13 (0.78, 1.65)
8–14 days post booster risk < 10 1.98 (0.18, 21.91) 22 0.96 (0.62, 1.48)
15–21 days post booster risk < 10 3.33 (0.34, 32.26) 22 0.95 (0.62, 1.47)
22–28 days post booster risk 0 21 0.91 (0.58, 1.42)
Venous thromboembolic (VTE)
Baseline 3608 1.00 1533 1.00 Pre-infection 6635 1.00
Dose 1 1–14 days-pre first dose clearance 151 0.78 (0.66, 0.91)** 54 0.66 (0.50, 0.87)**
0–7 days post first dose risk 82 0.78 (0.63, 0.98)** 32 0.72 (0.51, 1.02)
8–14 days post first dose risk 100 1.12 (0.91, 1.36) 39 1.03(0.75, 1.41)
15–21 days post first dose risk 94 1.05 (0.85, 1.29) 37 0.97 (0.70, 1.35)
22–28 days post first dose risk 71 0.79 (0.62, 1.00) 31 0.81 (0.57, 1.16)
Dose 2 1–14 days-pre second dose clearance 96 0.55 (0.46, 0.67)** 59 0.79 (0.61, 1.03)

0–28 days

post-infection

525 5.63(4.91, 6.46)**
0–7 days post second dose risk 89 0.94 (0.76, 1.16) 31 0.77 (0.54, 1.09)
8–14 days post second dose risk 95 1.17 (0.96, 1.44) 44 1.27 (0.94, 1.72)
15–21 days post second dose risk 70 0.86 (0.68, 1.09) 32 0.92 (0.65, 1.31)
22–28 days post second dose risk 58 0.71 (0.55, 0.93) 28 0.81 (0.56,1.17)
Dose 3 1–14 days-pre third dose clearance 0 < 10 0.59 (0.28, 1.23)
0–7 days post third dose risk 0 < 10
8–14 days post third dose risk 0 < 10 1.12 (0.51, 2.46)
15–21 days post third dose risk 0 < 10 0.62 (0.22, 1.70)

29+ days

post-infection

486 0.66 (0.57, 0.75)**
22–28 days post third dose risk 0 < 10 0.46 (0.14, 1.48)
Booster Moderna Half dose booster BNT162b2 vaccine
1–14 days-pre booster clearance 21 4.60 (1.35, 15.64)** 68 0.88 (0.68, 1.14)
0–7 days post booster risk 11 3.39 (0.94, 12.20) 31 0.70 (0.48, 1.01)*
8–14 days post booster risk 10 3.62 (0.99, 13.17)* 52 1.39 (1.04, 1.87)*
15–21 days post booster risk < 10 0.67 (0.11, 3.99) 35 0.92 (0.65, 1.30)
22–28 days post booster risk < 10 31 0.81 (0.56, 1.17)
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
Baseline 116 1.00 78 1.00 Pre-infection 261 1.00
Dose 1 1–14 days-pre first dose clearance < 10 0.61 (0.22, 1.65) < 10 0.25 (0.03, 1.78)
0–7 days post first dose risk < 10 1.40 (0.57, 3.43) < 10 2.80 (1.21, 6.49)*
8–14 days post first dose risk < 10 1.31 (0.48, 3.56) < 10 0.53 (0.07, 3.84)
15–21 days post first dose risk < 10 0.98 (0.31, 3.08) < 10 0.53 (0.07, 3.83)
22–28 days post first dose risk < 10 0.97 (0.31, 3.07) < 10 1.63 (0.51, 5.18)
Dose 2 1–14 days-pre second dose clearance < 10 0.51 (0.16, 1.62) 0
0–7 days post second dose risk < 10 1.59 (0.64, 3.93) < 10 0.47 (0.07, 3.40)
8–14 days post second dose risk < 10 0.37 (0.05, 2.64) 0

0–28 days

post-infection

13 2.46 (1.14, 5.33)*
15–21 days post second dose risk < 10 0.73 (0.18, 2.98) 0
22–28 days post second dose risk < 10 1.76 (0.71, 4.36) < 10 1.10 (0.27, 4.50)
Dose 3 1–14 days-pre third dose clearance 0 < 10 0.33 (0.04, 2.84)
0–7 days post third dose risk 0 0
8–14 days post third dose risk 0 0
15–21 days post third dose risk 0 0

29+ days

post-infection

12 0.29 (0.13, 0.61)**
22–28 days post third dose risk 0 0
Booster Moderna Half dose booster BNT162b2 vaccine
1–14 days-pre booster clearance < 10 Inf (0, Inf) < 10 0.77 (0.21, 2.75)
0–7 days post booster risk 0 < 10 0.89 (0.20, 4.01)
8–14 days post booster risk 0 < 10 0.50 (0.06, 3.84)
15–21 days post booster risk < 10 Inf (0, Inf) < 10 1.04 (0.23, 4.69)
22–28 days post third dose risk 0 0
Arterial Thrombosis
Baseline 9501 1.00 3615 1.00 Pre-infection 17,648 1.00
Dose 1 1–14 days-pre first dose clearance 349 0.65 (0.58, 0.72)** 97 0.55 (0.45, 0.67)**
0–7 days post first dose risk 242 0.83 (0.73, 0.95)** 66 0.69 (0.54, 0.88)**
8–14 days post first dose risk 255 1.02 (0.90, 1.16) 55 0.67 (0.51, 0.87)**
15–21 days post first dose risk 249 1.00 (0.88, 1.14) 81 0.99 (0.79, 1.23)
22–28 days post first dose risk 247 0.99 (0.87, 1.13) 77 0.94 (0.75, 1.18)
Dose 2 1–14 days-pre second dose clearance 335 0.67 (0.60, 0.75) 132 0.78 (0.65, 0.93)**
0–7 days post second dose risk 224 0.83 (0.72, 0.94)** 77 0.83 (0.67, 1.05)
8–14 days post second dose risk 229 0.99 (0.87, 1.13) 87 1.10 (0.89, 1.36)

0–28 days

post-infection

718 2.46 (2.22, 2.71)**
15–21 days post second dose risk 250 1.08 (0.95, 1.22) 91 1.15 (0.94, 1.42)
22–28 days post second dose risk 264 1.14 (1.01, 1.29)* 81 1.02 (0.82, 1.28)
Dose 3 1–14 days-pre third dose clearance < 10 0.35 (0.05, 2.52) 11 0.68 (0.37, 1.27)
0–7 days post third dose risk 0 12 0.69 (0.36, 1.27)
8–14 days post third dose risk < 10 0.75 (0.10, 5.39) 10 1.31 (0.68, 2.51)
15–21 days post third dose risk 0 14 1.87 (1.07, 3.28)*
22–28 days post third dose risk 0 < 10 0.91 (0.42, 1.96)
Booster Moderna Half dose booster BNT162b2 vaccine

29+ days

post-infection

983 0.44 (0.40, 0.48)**
1–14 days-pre booster clearance 48 6.77 (2.67, 17.17)** 229 0.84 (0.73, 0.97)*
0–7 days post booster risk 27 5.21 (2.00, 13.56)** 148 0.96 (0.81, 1.14)
8–14 days post booster risk 15 3.14 (1.14, 8.64)* 176 1.34 (1.15, 1.58)**
15–21 days post booster risk 12 2.49 (0.88, 7.07) 128 0.96 (0.80, 1.16)
22–28 days post third dose risk < 10 125 0.94 (0.78, 1.14)
Ischaemic stroke
Baseline 2410 1.00 876 1.00 Pre-infection 3799 1.00
Dose 1 1–14 days-pre first dose clearance 78 0.56 (0.45, 0.71)** 16 0.36 (0.22, 0.59)**
0–7 days post first dose risk 56 0.75 (0.57, 0.97)* 18 0.75 (0.47, 1.2)
8–14 days post first dose risk 73 1.14 (0.9, 1.44) 13 0.63 (0.36, 1.09)
15–21 days post first dose risk 48 0.75 (0.56, 0.99)* 26 1.27 (0.86, 1.88)
22–28 days post first dose risk 64 1 (0.78, 1.28) 16 0.78 (0.48, 1.28)
Dose 2 1–14 days-pre second dose clearance 68 0.54 (0.43, 0.69)** 17 0.4 (0.25, 0.64)**
0–7 days post second dose risk 53 0.78 (0.59, 1.02) 20 0.86 (0.55, 1.35)
8–14 days post second dose risk 52 0.89 (0.68, 1.18) 23 1.16 (0.77, 1.76) 0–28 days post-infection 143 1.41 (1.15, 1.72)**
15–21 days post second dose risk 67 1.15 (0.9, 1.47) 28 1.41 (0.97, 2.06)
22–28 days post second dose risk 60 1.03 (0.8, 1.33) 25 1.26 (0.85, 1.88)
Dose 3 1–14 days-pre third dose clearance < 10 3.52 (0.73, 16.95) < 5 1.14 (0.36, 3.60)
0–7 days post third dose risk < 10 2.94 (0.59, 14.68) < 5
8–14 days post third dose risk < 10 2.15 (0.39, 11.75) < 5 1.09 (0.23, 5.04)
15–21 days post third dose risk < 10 1.05 (0.15, 7.46) < 5 0.95 (0.20, 4.44)
22–28 days post third dose risk < 10 < 5 0.48 (0.06, 3.79)

29+ days

post-infection

273 0.34 (0.29, 0.40)**
Booster Moderna Half dose booster BNT162b2 vaccine
1–14 days-pre booster clearance 0 44 0.75 (0.55, 1.04)
0–7 days post booster risk 0 38 1.15 (0.82, 1.62)
8–14 days post booster risk 0 24 0.83 (0.55, 1.27)
15–21 days post booster risk 0 30 1.05 (0.72, 1.54)
22–28 days post third dose risk 0 31 1.09 (0.75, 1.58)
Myocardial infarction
Baseline 1950 1.00 760 1.00 Pre-infection 3799 1.00
Dose 1 1–14 days-pre first dose clearance 69 0.63 (0.49, 0.8)** 16 0.4 (0.25, 0.66)**
0–7 days post first dose risk 38 0.63 (0.46, 0.87)** 25 1.18 (0.79, 1.75)
8–14 days post first dose risk 48 0.94 (0.7, 1.25) 18 0.98 (0.62, 1.57)
15–21 days post first dose risk 58 1.14 (0.87, 1.47) 17 0.93 (0.57, 1.51)
22–28 days post first dose risk 40 0.78 (0.57, 1.06) 17 0.93 (0.58, 1.51)
Dose 2 1–14 days-pre second dose clearance 57 0.57 (0.43, 0.74)** 13 0.35 (0.20, 0.60)**
0–7 days post second dose risk 48 0.88 (0.66, 1.17) 21 1.03 (0.67, 1.59)
8–14 days post second dose risk 50 1.07 (0.81, 1.41) 15 0.86 (0.51, 1.43)

0–28 days

post-infection

123 1.94 (1.54, 2.46)**
15–21 days post second dose risk 54 1.15 (0.88, 1.51) 20 1.14 (0.73, 1.79)
22–28 days post second dose risk 54 1.15 (0.88, 1.51) 22 1.26 (0.83, 1.93)
Dose 3 1–14 days-pre third dose clearance 0 < 5 0.25 (0.03, 2.02)
0–7 days post third dose risk 0 < 5 Inf (0, Inf)
8–14 days post third dose risk 0 0
15–21 days post third dose risk 0 0

29+ days

post-infection

180 0.38 (0.31, 0.47)**
22–28 days post third dose risk 0 < 5 2.08 (0.62, 6.97)
Booster Moderna Half dose booster BNT162b2 vaccine
1–14 days-pre booster clearance < 10 2.85 (0.56, 14.57) 31 0.62 (0.43, 0.91)**
0–7 days post booster risk 33 1.18 (0.82, 1.71)
8–14 days post booster risk < 10 2.21 (0.4, 12.14) 31 1.28 (0.88, 1.87)
15–21 days post booster risk < 10 0.5 (0.05, 5.58) 23 0.96 (0.62, 1.47)
22–28 days post third dose risk < 10 Inf (0, Inf) 23 0.95 (0.61, 1.46)