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. 2022 Oct 3;13:965171. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.965171

Table 2.

AEFI related to maternal exposure during pregnancy to COVID-19 vaccines distributed by Event Groups and Preferred Terms§.

Event Groups mRNA vaccines Viral vector-based vaccines Mix vaccination*(n=121) Total(n=13,659)
Pfizer(n=6,429) Moderna(n=4,165) AstraZeneca(n=2,691) Janssen(n=253)
Maternal other AEFI
Headache
Pyrexia
Fatigue
Myalgia
Pain in extremity
3,389 (52.71)
211 (3.28)
126 (1.96)
173 (2.69)
98 (1.52)
110 (1.71)
2,287 (54.91)
122 (2.93)
133 (3.19)
136 (3.27)
71 (1.70)
93 (2.23)
1,660 (61.69)
139 (5.17)
145 (5.39)
79 (2.94)
91 (3.38)
31 (1.15)
139 (54.94)
4 (1.58)
8 (3.16)
6 (2.37)
2 (0.79)
2 (0.79)
59 (48.86)
4 (3.31)
2 (1.65)
8 (6.61)
2 (1.65)
6 (4.96)
7,534 (55.16)
480 (3.51)
414 (3.03)
402 (2.94)
264 (1.93)
242 (1.77)
Termination of pregnancy and risk of abortion
Abortion spontaneous
Fetal death
Abortion missed
Stillbirth
Abortion
490 (7.62)
381 (5.93)
41 (0.64)
35 (0.54)
8 (0.12)
5 (0.08)
428 (10.28)
326 (7.83)
45 (1.08)
14 (0.34)
15 (0.36)
5 (0.12)
270 (10.03)
222 (8.25)
2 (0.07)
5 (0.19)
4 (0.15)
17 (0.63)
20 (7.91)
19 (7.51)
-
-
1 (0.40)
-
6 (4.96)
4 (3.31)
1 (0.83)
1 (0.83)
-
-
1,214 (8.89)
952 (6.97)
89 (0.65)
55 (0.40)
28 (0.20)
27 (0.20)
Pregnancy, labor, and delivery complications and risk factors (excluding abortions and stillbirth)
Hemorrhage in pregnancy
Uterine contractions during pregnancy
Premature labor
Premature delivery
Preeclampsia
255 (3.97)
35 (0.54)
44 (0.68)
24 (0.37)
11 (0.17)
6 (0.09)
249 (5.98)
31 (0.74)
13 (0.31)
26 (0.62)
23 (0.55)
16 (0.38)
52 (1.93)
2 (0.07)
1 (0.04)
5 (0.19)
3 (0.11)
5 (0.19)
12 (4.74)
-
-
1 (0.40)
2 (0.79)
1 (0.40)
7 (5.79)
1 (0.83)
-
-
2 (1.65)
-
575 (4.21)
69 (0.51)
58 (0.42)
56 (0.41)
41 (0.30)
28 (0.20)
Fetal disorders
Fetal growth restriction
Fetal hypokinesia
Fetal heart rate abnormal
Tachycardia fetal
Amniorrhea
166 (2.58)
40 (0.62)
32 (0.50)
16 (0.25)
9 (0.14)
4 (0.06)
99 (2.38)
12 (0.29)
16 (0.38)
14 (0.34)
2 (0.05)
6 (0.14)
14 (0.52)
-
-
1 (0.04)
4 (0.15)
1 (0.04)
7 (2.77)
-
3 (1.19)
1 (0.40)
-
-
2 (1.65)
-
1 (0.83)
1 (0.83)
-
-
288 (2.11)
52 (0.38)
52 (0.38)
33 (0.24)
15 (0.11)
11 (0.08)
Congenital, familial, and genetic disorders
Congenital anomaly
Multiple congenital abnormalities
Ventricular septal defect
Heart disease congenital
Atrial septal defect
103 (1.60)
12 (0.19)
3 (0.05)
3 (0.05)
6 (0.09)
4 (0.06)
36 (0.86)
-
2 (0.05)
2 (0.05)
-
2 (0.05)
14 (0.52)
1 (0.04)
1 (0.04)
1 (0.04)
-
-
1 (0.40)
-
-
-
-
-
2 (1.65)
-
-
-
-
-
156 (1.14)
13 (0.10)
6 (0.04)
6 (0.04)
6 (0.04)
6 (0.04)
Neonatal disorders
Premature baby
Low birth weight baby
Death neonatal
Jaundice neonatal
Hypoglycemia neonatal
97 (1.51)
56 (0.87)
2 (0.03)
4 (0.06)
4 (0.06)
3 (0.05)
32 (0.77)
12 (0.29)
3 (0.07)
2 (0.05)
1 (0.02)
1 (0.02)
11 (0.41)
5 (0.19)
2 (0.07)
1 (0.04)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
140 (1.02)
73 (0.53)
7 (0.05)
7 (0.05)
5 (0.04)
4 (0.03)
Neonatal other AEFI
Cerebrovascular accident
Pyrexia
Cerebral infarction
Death
Anal fistula
43 (0.67)
-
2 (0.03)
2 (0.03)
2 (0.03)
1 (0.02)
8 (0.19)
-
-
-
-
-
3 (0.11)
2 (0.07)
-
-
-
-
2 (0.79)
1 (0.40)
-
-
-
-
6 (4.96)
-
-
-
-
-
62 (0.45)
3 (0.02)
2 (0.01)
2 (0.01)
2 (0.01)
1 (0.01)
Fetal other AEFI
Cerebral ventricle dilatation
Ureteric dilatation
Myocarditis
Pericarditis
Brain hypoxia
13 (0.20)
2 (0.03)
2 (0.03)
1 (0.02)
1 (0.02)
1 (0.02)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13 (0.10)
2 (0.01)
2 (0.01)
1 (0.01)
1 (0.01)
1 (0.01)
PTs not indicating AEFI
Maternal exposure during pregnancy
Exposure during pregnancy
Maternal exposure timing unspecified
Fetal exposure during pregnancy
Inappropriate schedule of product administration
1,873 (29.13)
1170 (18.20)
239 (3.72)
105 (1.63)
45 (0.70)
83 (1.29)
1,026 (24.63)
547 (13.13)
364 (8.74)
2 (0.05)
13 (0.31)
8 (0.19)
667 (24.79)
379 (14.08)
158 (5.87)
2 (0.07)
40 (1.49)
2 (0.07)
72 (28.46)
9 (3.56)
35 (13.83)
-
2 (0.79)
1 (0.40)
39 (32.23)
13 (10.74)
4 (3.31)
-
3 (2.48)
1 (0.83)
3,677 (26.92)
2118 (15.51)
800 (5.86)
109 (0.80)
103 (0.75)
95 (0.70)

§ The first 5 mostly reported Preferred Terms were listed; the other Preferred Terms are reported in electronic Supplementary Table S1 .

* Mix vaccination was represented by the following combinations: Oxford-AstraZeneca/Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna/Pfizer-BioNTech, and Moderna/Oxford-AstraZeneca.

Data are expressed as n (%).

AEFI, adverse event following immunization; mRNA, messenger RNA; PTs, preferred terms.Bold values stand for the total number of each single groups.