PREVALENCE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PFIZER VACCINE AMONG ADULTS AT HA NOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2021
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Objectives: to describe the prevalence of adverse effects of the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine among adults at Ha Noi Medical University in 2021. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 813 people from October 2021 to October 2022. Results: the rate of local effects after in 1st dose was 14.8%, 2nd dose was 40.2%. Common effects were tiredness (1st dose:10.3%, 2nd dose: 38.0 %), increasing pain impress (1st dose:7.8%, 2nd dose: 18.0 %), fever < 38.5°C (1st dose: 3.7%, 2nd dose: 19.8 %). The dangerous effects were very low. The adverse effects of Covid 1-9 Pfizer vaccine usually occurred from 1 to 24 hours after vaccination. Conclusion: The rate of the adverse effects of Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine among adults at Ha Noi Medical University in 2021 was relatively high, but mainly common effects such as fever, tiredness and increasing pain impress.
Keywords
adverse effects, Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine, Ha Noi Medical University
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