Table 2 Distribution of events within 7 days of vaccination by type of vaccine
From: Active surveillance for safety monitoring of seasonal influenza vaccines in Italy, 2015/2016 season
Events | Number of vaccinated subjectsa,b | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subunit | Split | Adjuvanted | Intradermal | Total | |
Local Symptoms | |||||
Local pain | 242 | 97 | 67 | 40 | 446 |
Local redness | 81 | 22 | 13 | 106 | 222 |
Local swelling | 93 | 26 | 15 | 75 | 209 |
Local Induration | 84 | 19 | 14 | 57 | 174 |
Systemic Symptoms | |||||
Malaise | 64 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 122 |
Fever ≥37.5 °C | 48 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 75 |
Headache | 53 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 72 |
Arthralgia | 20 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 42 |
Vomiting and nausea | 20 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 36 |
Myalgia | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 28 |
Loss of appetite | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
Generalized itching | 11 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 |
Irritability | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Dyspnoea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Conjunctivitis | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Rash | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Persistent, inconsolable crying lasting ≥3 h | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Urticaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Others | 44 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 83 |