Barriers to COVID-19 vaccine surveillance: the issue of under-reporting adverse eventsopen access
- Authors
- Noh, Yunha; Ko, Hwa Yeon; Kim, Ju Hwan; Yoon, Dongwon; Choe, Young June; Choe, Seung-Ah; Jung, Jaehun; Shin, Ju-Young
- Issue Date
- Jun-2023
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC EPIDEMIOLOGY
- Keywords
- COVID-19; Pharmacovigilance; Cross-sectional survey; Vaccine
- Citation
- EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH, v.45, pp 054 - 054
- Pages
- 1
- Journal Title
- EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH
- Volume
- 45
- Start Page
- 054
- End Page
- 054
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/89684
- DOI
- 10.4178/epih.e2023054
- ISSN
- 1225-3596
2092-7193
- Abstract
- OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the reporting rates of adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) to the spontaneous reporting system (SRS) and its predictors among individuals with AEFIs after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination.METHODS: A cross-sectional, web-based survey was conducted from December 2, 2021 to December 20, 2021, recruiting participants > 14 days after completion of a primary COVID-19 vaccination series. Reporting rates were calculated by dividing the number of participants who reported AEFIs to the SRS by the total number of participants who experienced AEFIs. We estimated adjusted odds ratios (aORs) using multivariate logistic regression to determine factors associated with spontaneous AEFIs reporting.RESULTS: Among 2,993 participants, 90.9% and 88.7% experienced AEFIs after the first and second vaccine doses, respectively (reporting rates, 11.6 and 12.7%). Furthermore, 3.3% and 4.2% suffered moderate to severe AEFIs, respectively (reporting rates, 50.5 and 50.0%). Spontaneous reporting was more prevalent in female (aOR, 1.54; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.31 to 1.81); those with moderate to severe AEFIs (aOR, 5.47; 95% CI, 4.45 to 6.73), comorbidities (aOR, 1.31; 95% CI, 1.09 to 1.57), a history of severe allergic reactions (aOR, 2.02; 95% CI, 1.47 to 2.77); and those who had received mRNA-1273 (aOR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.05 to 1.49) or ChAdOx1 (aOR, 1.62; 95% CI, 1.15 to 2.30) vaccines versus BNT162b2. Reporting was less likely in older individuals (aOR, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.98 to 0.99 per 1-year age increment).CONCLUSIONS: Spontaneous reporting of AEFIs after COVID-19 vaccination was associated with younger age, female sex, moderate to severe AEFIs, comorbidities, history of allergic reactions, and vaccine type. AEFIs under-reporting should be considered when delivering information to the community and in public health decision-making.
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