Cohort Event Monitoring of Adverse Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines in Seven European Countries: Pooled Results on First Dose.
Monika RaethkeFlorence P A M van HunselNicolas H ThurinCaroline Dureau-PourninDirk MentzerBarbara KovačićNikica Mirošević SkvrceEvelien De ClercqMartine SabbeGianluca TrifiròNicoletta LuxiAlexia GiovanazziSaad ShakirOlaf H KlungelSandor SchmikliMiriam C J M SturkenboomPublished in: Drug safety (2023)
This large-scale prospective study of COVID-19 vaccine recipients showed, for all the studied vaccines, a high frequency of systemic reactions, related to the immunogenic response, and local reactions at the injection site, while serious reactions or AESIs were uncommon, consistent with those reported on product labels. This study demonstrated the feasibility of setting up and conducting cohort event monitoring across multiple European countries to collect safety data on novel vaccines that are rolled out at scale in populations which may not have been included in pivotal trials.