A retrospective evaluation of side‐effects associated with the booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech/BNT162b2 COVID‐19 vaccine among females in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

The development of several types of vaccines to avert COVID-19 has taken place. Despite several reports of undesirable reactions noted post-COVID-19 vaccine administration, later remains one of the best prevention and management tools in fighting the spread of the virus and its variants and reducing...

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Published in:Vaccine 2022-11, Vol.40 (49), p.7087-7096
Main Authors: Hassan, Yousif A.M., Daud Ali, Mohammad, Al-Eid, Rawan Rashad, Al-Ghuraya, Fatimah Ali, Essa Alqasimi, Zainab, Ahmad, Ayaz, Eltrafi, Zainab, Ghosn, Sherihan Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
BNT162 Vaccine
Booster dose
Coronaviruses
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19 Vaccines - adverse effects
COVID‐19 vaccine
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drug dosages
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Eastern Province
FDA approval
Female
Females
Fever
Headache
Humans
Infections
Injection
Management tools
Myalgia
Pain
Pandemics
Population
Questionnaires
Retrospective Studies
Sample size
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Side effects
Vaccines
Viral diseases
Viral infections
Viruses
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Summary:The development of several types of vaccines to avert COVID-19 has taken place. Despite several reports of undesirable reactions noted post-COVID-19 vaccine administration, later remains one of the best prevention and management tools in fighting the spread of the virus and its variants and reducing the harshness of this viral attack. The purpose of the current paper was to explore the side‐effects experienced by the females in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia directly after receiving the booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech/BNT162b2 COVID‐19 vaccine. A descriptive cross-sectional study among adults living in the East-ern Province, Saudi Arabia was applied. A survey link was, distributed through WhatsApp, SMS, or e-mail to community members. Respondent’s demographic information was acquired, as well as information about any local and systemic side‐effects reported following booster dose of BioNTech/BNT162b2 COVID‐19 vaccine. A total of 72.36% (432/597) of the respondents who participated in this study reported at least one side‐effect. Pain and redness at the injection site (75.93%), myalgia (71.99%), headache (53.24%), fever (33.56%), and fatigue (43.78%) were the highest frequently stated side‐effects. Furthermore, 9.25% of the respondents had to see a physician due to side effects, plus merely four participants were admitted to the hospital. The respondents working in the non-healthcare-related sector had a 1.677‐fold more possibility of side effects in comparison with the other respondents (adjusted odds ratio = 1.677; 95% CI = 1.363, 2.064). All reported side‐effects were mild to moderate. These findings might persuade pessimists and refusers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Myalgia and pain or redness at the site of injection were the most common reported side-effects in our study.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.10.009