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Table 4 Medical consultations, health problems and regarding patients’ views within 40 and 124 days after vaccination (long-term and follow-up surveys)

From: Patient-reported reactogenicity and safety of COVID-19 vaccinations vs. comparator vaccinations: a comparative observational cohort study

 

Long-term survey after first vaccination

Follow-up survey after first vaccination

mRNA

Vector

Comp

Homologous mRNA

Homologous vector

Heterologous

Comp

BNT

MOD

AZ

JAN

BNT

BNT

MOD

MOD

AZ

AZ

AZ

BNT

AZ

MOD

N

2002

689

192

159

337

5539

1342

471

1382

879

378

Medical consultations (%)

 Outpatient

11.0

11.2

15.1

12.0

11.3

18.4

18.3

15.9

15.8

14.0

19.8

 Outpatient in planning

1.8

2.5

1.0

4.4

2.7

2.6

3.0

2.1

2.5

2.2

1.1

 Inpatient

1.6

1.3

2.6

0.6

2.4

2.5

2.2

2.5

1.1

1.1

2.1

 Inpatient in planning

0.0

0.1

0.0

1.3

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.4

0.0

0.3

Participants with at least one medical consultation

 %

13.0

13.8

16.7

16.5

14.2

21.4

21.6

18.3

18.4

16.4

20.9

n

261

95

32

26

48

1183

290

86

254

144

79

thereof:

HPlMC was unknown to the participant prior to vaccination (%)

 All HPlMC

48.7

45.3

68.8

46.2

52.1

51.8

54.1

43.0

49.2

56.9

54.4

 At least one HPlMC

35.2

35.8

31.2

38.5

33.3

34.5

32.4

36.0

34.3

28.5

34.2

Participant suspected association of HPlMC to vaccination (%)

 Regarding all HPlMC

5.0

12.6

3.1

7.7

2.1

2.9

3.8

3.5

2.8

4.2

0.0

 Regarding at least one HPlMC

23.0

17.9

18.8

23.1

6.2

17.7

19.7

10.5

16.1

18.1

8.9

All HPlMC unknown and association with vaccination is suspected by the participant (%)

 

4.2

9.4

3.1

7.6

2.1

2.4

2.8

2.3

2.4

4.2

0.0

Health problems leading to medical consultation (%)

 Musculoskeletal disorders

36.8

49.5

34.3

41.9

25.0

40.3

38.3

48.7

38.9

38.2

39.2

 General symptoms

42.5

52.6

31.2

38.1

50.0

41.9

46.9

29.0

31.5

36.1

40.5

 Neurological disorders

36.4

44.2

37.4

34.3

29.2

29.2

30.7

26.7

26.0

29.8

29.1

 Cardiovascular disorders

19.2

9.5

18.7

15.2

12.5

15.7

14.1

16.2

10.2

13.2

11.4

 Unsolicited health problems

52.5

55.8

56.1

45.7

56.3

48.9

48.0

54.5

46.8

56.9

57.0

 No health problem named

6.5

6.3

6.2

3.8

6.3

4.7

4.1

3.5

6.7

4.2

2.5

  1. Percentage of participants with vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2 and comparator vaccinations who reported planned or occurred medical consultations; multiple answers were possible. Participants who reported at least one medical consultation were asked whether they were aware of the health problem before vaccination and whether they suspected a link to vaccination. In addition, the participants were asked to assign their health problems to a symptom complex; multiple answers were possible
  2. BNT BNT162b2, MOD mRNA-1273, AZ ChAdOx1, JAN Ad26.COV2.S, HPlMC health problem leading to medical consultation