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. 2022 Sep 23;9(10):ofac493. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac493

Table 4.

Probability of an Adverse Reaction After the Booster Dose According to the Presence or Absence of the Same Reaction After the Second Dose

Adverse Reaction Corresponding Reactions After Booster Dose Incidence of a Corresponding Reaction After Booster Dose, % RR (95% CI)
Present Absent
Local reactions after dose 2
 Pain at injection site Present 154 1 99.4 1.12 (.89–1.41)
Absent 8 1 88.9 Reference
 Redness Present 14 16 46.7 1.56 (.98–2.48)
Absent 40 94 29.9 Reference
 Swelling Present 45 23 66.2 1.93 (1.39–2.66)
Absent 33 63 34.4 Reference
Systemic reactions after dose 2
 Fever ≥38.0°C Present 21 12 63.6 3.97 (2.48–6.35)
Absent 21 110 16.0 Reference
 Fatigue Present 129 14 90.2 1.35 (1.00–1.84)
Absent 14 7 66.7 Reference
 Headache Present 80 19 80.8 1.46 (1.15–1.85)
Absent 36 29 55.4 Reference
 Chills Present 52 18 74.3 2.00 (1.48–2.68)
Absent 35 59 37.2 Reference
 Diarrhea Present 3 17 15.0 1.14 (.37–3.50)
Absent 19 125 13.2 Reference
 Muscle pain Present 85 6 93.4 1.22 (1.06–1.40)
Absent 56 17 76.7 Reference
 Joint pain Present 59 21 73.8 1.77 (1.33–2.35)
Absent 35 49 41.7 Reference

Information on vomiting and lymphadenopathy after the second dose were not collected.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; RR, relative risk.