Table 5

- Vaccine side effects related to participants’ COVID-19 infection after vaccination.

Have you been infected with COVID-19 after receiving the vaccine?NoYes after the first shotYes after the second shotP-value
Hospitalized due to severe symptoms19 (83)3 (13)1 (4)0.716
Severe symptoms but not hospitalized215 (90)18 (8)6 (3)0.976
Long-lasting post-injection inflammation120 (93)5 (4)4 (3)0.689
Temporary post-injection inflammation454 (92)31 (6)9 (2)0.987
Fever369 (90)31 (8)8 (2)0.973
Musculoskeletal pain437 (90)37 (8)9 (2)0.945
Sore throat52 (90)4 (7)2 (3)0.970
Congestion34 (85)5 (13)1 (3)0.704
Diarrhea23 (88)1 (4)2 (8)0.371
Conjunctivitis14 (100)0 (0)0 (0)0.852
Headache269 (90)26 (9)5 (2)0.738
Anosmia20 (91)2 (9)0 (0)0.959
Ageusia20 (95)1 (5)0 (0)0.963
Difficulty in communicating5 (100)0 (0)0 (0)0.975
Difficulty in movement100 (93)4 (4)3 (3)0.781
Allergy and rash13 (93)0 (0)1 (7)0.615
Dyspnea34 (94)1 (3)1 (3)0.915
Chest pain38 (88)4 (9)1 (2)0.976
No symptoms214 (95)8 (4)3 (1)0.358
Total2450 (91)181 (7)56 (2)

Values are presented as number and percentages (%). P-value of 0.05 was considered significant.