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Table 2 Post-vaccination adverse events (AE)

From: Safety of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a tertiary-center early experience

Post-vaccination adverse events (AEs)

AE after first dose n = 36(%)

AE after second dose n = 36(%)

Total n = 72 doses (%)

95% CI

Local AEs (at least one AE)

24 (66.7%)

24 (66.7%)

48 (66.7%)

55.3–76.7

 Pain at site of injection

22 (61.1%)

23 (63.9%)

45 (62.5%)

51.0–73.0

 Swelling

8 (22.2%)

9 (25.0%)

17 (23.6%)

15.0–34.3

 Erythema

9 (25.0%)

8 (22.2%)

17 (23.6%)

15.0–34.3

 Ipsilateral painful LNs

0 (0.0%)

1 (2.8%)

1 (1.4%)

0.2–6.3

Systemic AEs (at least one AE)

22 (61.1%)

25 (69.4%)

47 (65.3%)

53.9–75.5

 Fever

9 (25.0%)

16 (44.4%)

25 (34.7%)

24.5–46.1

 Chills

4 (11.1%)

9 (25.0%)

13 (18.1%)

10.5–28.1

 Headache

16 (44.4%)

14 (38.9%)

30 (41.7%)

30.8–53.2

 Diarrhea

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0%)

0–5

 Nausea

7 (19.4%)

7 (19.4%)

14 (19.4%)

11.6–29.7

 Myalgia

15 (41.7%)

17 (47.2%)

32(44.4%)

33.4–56.0

 Tiredness

15 (41.7%)

20 (55.6%)

35 (48.6%)

37.3–60.0

 New transient joint pain

3 (8.3%)

6 (16.7%)

9 (12.5%)

6.4–21.6

 Allergy

1 (2.8%)

4 (11.1%)

5 (6.9%)

2.7–14.6

 Subjective flaring of 1ry disease

1 (2.8%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.4%)

0.2–6.3

 Chest pain

2 (5.6%)

3 (8.3%)

5 (6.9%)

2.7–14.6

 Serious AE

0 (0.0%)

0(0.0%)

0 (0%)

0–5

 Adverse events

29 (80.6%)

31 (86.1%)

83.3

73.5–90.6

  1. Abbreviations: AE Adverse event, LN Lymphadenopathy