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Observational studyPloS one2023

Adverse events of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant and postpartum women in Brazil: A cross-sectional study.

Dimas Tadeu Covas, Ariane de Jesus Lopes de Abreu, Carolina Zampirolli Dias, Rafaela Vansan Ferreira, Ramon Gonçalves Pereira, Guilherme Silva Julian

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Observational study in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began: lessons on vaccination and obstetric care in Brazil.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dimas Tadeu CovasButantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7364-2595
Ariane de Jesus Lopes de AbreuIQVIA Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil.
Carolina Zampirolli DiasIQVIA Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil.
Rafaela Vansan FerreiraIQVIA Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ramon Gonçalves PereiraIQVIA Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil.
Guilherme Silva JulianIQVIA Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil.
Instituto Butantan · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBy the fact that pregnant and postpartum women are currently using COVID-19 vaccines, ensure their safety is critical. So, more safety evidence is crucial to include this new technology to their vaccine's calendar and to develop public policies regarding the support and training of Health Care Personnel. This study aims to describe the adverse events (AE) of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant and postpartum women in the early stage of vaccination campaign in Brazil.

methodsAn observational cross-sectional study using data from the Brazilian surveillance information system to characterize the AE of COVID-19 vaccines (Sinovac/Butantan, Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca and Janssen) in Brazilian pregnant and postpartum women from April to August 2021. Frequency and incidence rate of AE for COVID-19 vaccines were assessed.

results3,333 AE following immunization were reported for the study population. AE incidence was 309.4/100,000 doses (95% CI 297.23, 321.51). Within the vaccines available, Sinovac/Butantan had the lowest incidence (74.08/100,000 doses; 95% CI 63.47, 84.69). Systemic events were the most frequent notified (82.07%), followed by local (11.93%) and maternal (4.74%), being most of them classified as non-severe (90.65%).

conclusionOur results corroborate the recommendation of vaccination for these groups. Even though, further studies appraising a longer observation time are still needed to provide a broader safety aspect for the vaccines currently under use for this population.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesVaccinesBrazilCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansPostpartum PeriodPregnancyVaccinationCOVID-19 VaccinesVaccines

Identifiers

PMID36638103
PMCPMC9838840
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