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ArticleDrugs & therapy perspectives : for rational drug selection and use2022

Adverse drug reactions from two COVID-19 vaccines reported in Saudi Arabia.

Amjad Alfaleh, Abdullah Alkattan, Nashwa Radwan, Mona Elzohri, Abrar Alzaher, Mona Ibrahim, Eman Alsalameen, Amani Alsultan, Dina Alhabib, Alanood Alshelwah and 3 more

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Article in Drugs & therapy perspectives : for rational drug selection and use, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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13 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Amjad AlfalehDepartment of Research, General Directorate of Medical Consultations, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4375-8834
Abdullah AlkattanDepartment of Research, General Directorate of Medical Consultations, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5294-8088
Nashwa RadwanDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Mona ElzohriDepartment of Research, General Directorate of Medical Consultations, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abrar AlzaherResearch and Development Department, General Directorate of School Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mona IbrahimResearch and Development Department, General Directorate of School Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Eman AlsalameenDepartment of Pharmacy, King Khalid University Hospital, Medical City King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Amani AlsultanDepartment of Sales, Sanofi Aventis Arabia, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Dina AlhabibResearch and Development Department, General Directorate of School Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Alanood AlshelwahResearch and Development Department, General Directorate of School Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nagla MahmoudDepartment of Research, Assisting Deputyship for Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Khlood SagorResearch and Development Department, General Directorate of School Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Khaled AlabdulkareemDepartment of Research, Assisting Deputyship for Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ministry of Health · BHMinistry of Health · SAImam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University · SAKing Saud University · SASanofi (France) · FRTanta University · EGZagazig University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Several reports have been published about the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines on human health, and each vaccine has a different safety and efficacy profile. The aim of this study was to reveal the nature and classification of reported adverse drug reactions (ADRs) of the two COVID-19 vaccines (tozinameran and ChAdOx1) among citizens and residents living in Saudi Arabia, and show possible differences between the two vaccines and the differences between each batch on the health of populations. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Saudi Arabia between December 2020 and March 2021. Saudi citizens and residents aged ≥ 16 years who had at least one dose of any batch of either of the two approved COVID-19 vaccines (tozinameran and ChAdOx1) and who reported at least one ADR from the vaccines were included. The study excluded people who reported ADRs after receiving tozinameran or ChAdOx1 vaccines but no information was provided about the vaccine's batch number. Results: During the study period, 12,868 vaccinated people, including a high-risk group (i.e., those with chronic illness or pregnant women), reported COVID-19 vaccine ADRs that had been documented in the General Directorate of Medical Consultations, Saudi Ministry of Health. The study reported several ADRs associated with COVID-19 vaccines, with the most common (> 25%) being fever/chills, general pain/weakness, headache, and injection site reactions. Among healthy and high-risk people, the median onset of all reported ADRs for tozinameran and ChAdOx1 vaccine batches were 1.96 and 1.64 days, respectively ( Conclusion: There were significant differences regarding most of the reported ADRs and their onset among tozinameran and ChAdOx1 vaccines on both healthy people and high-risk individuals living in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, the study found that the frequencies of most listed ADRs were statistically different when seven batches of tozinameran vaccine were compared.

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