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ArticleNature communications2022

Second-dose ChAdOx1 and BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccines and thrombocytopenic, thromboembolic and hemorrhagic events in Scotland.

Colin R Simpson, Steven Kerr, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Colin McCowan, Lewis D Ritchie, Jiafeng Pan, Sarah J Stock, Igor Rudan, Ruby S M Tsang, Simon de Lusignan and 5 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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15 authors.

Colin R SimpsonSchool of Health, Wellington Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand. colin.simpson@vuw.ac.nz.ORCID 0000-0002-5194-8083
Steven KerrUsher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Srinivasa Vittal KatikireddiPublic Health Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6593-9092
Colin McCowanSchool of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.
Lewis D RitchieCentre of Academic Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
Jiafeng PanDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde, UK.
Sarah J StockUsher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4308-856X
Igor RudanUsher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Ruby S M TsangNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2520-526X
Simon de LusignanNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8553-2641
F D Richard HobbsNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Ashley AkbariPopulation Data Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0814-0801
Ronan A LyonsPopulation Data Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5225-000X
Chris RobertsonPublic Health Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.
Aziz SheikhUsher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. aziz.sheikh@ed.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-7022-3056

Funding

Chief Scientist Office SCAF/15/02Chief Scientist Office SPHSU17Department of HealthMedical Research Council MC_PC_19004Medical Research Council MC_PC 19075Medical Research Council MC_PC_19075Medical Research Council MC_PC_20058Medical Research Council MC_UU_00022/2Medical Research Council MR/R008345/1Wellcome Trust 209560/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated thrombocytopenic, thromboembolic and hemorrhagic events following a second dose of ChAdOx1 and BNT162b2 using a self-controlled case series analysis. We used a national prospective cohort with 2.0 million(m) adults vaccinated with two doses of ChAdOx or 1.6 m with BNT162b2. The incidence rate ratio (IRR) for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) 14-20 days post-ChAdOx1 second dose was 2.14, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.90-5.08. The incidence of ITP post-second dose ChAdOx1 was 0.59 (0.37-0.89) per 100,000 doses. No evidence of an increased risk of CVST was found for the 0-27 day risk period (IRR 0.83, 95% CI 0.16 to 4.26). However, few (≤5) events arose within this risk period. It is perhaps noteworthy that these events all clustered in the 7-13 day period (IRR 4.06, 95% CI 0.94 to 17.51). No other associations were found for second dose ChAdOx1, or any association for second dose BNT162b2 vaccination. Second dose ChAdOx1 vaccination was associated with increased borderline risks of ITP and CVST events. However, these events were rare thus providing reassurance about the safety of these vaccines. Further analyses including more cases are required to determine more precisely the risk profile for ITP and CVST after a second dose of ChAdOx1 vaccine.

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BNT162 VaccineChAdOx1 nCoV-19COVID-19Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, IdiopathicThromboembolismAdultHumansProspective StudiesScotlandVaccinationBNT162 VaccineChAdOx1 nCoV-19

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PMID35970827
PMCPMC9377297

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