Suspected adverse event reports of Covid 19 vaccinations.
As of June 29, 2021, 3,419 reports of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) from Covid-19 vaccinations in Switzerland have been evaluated. In most reports, more than one reaction is reported.
Most Covid vaccine notifications reported more than one reaction. At 2,125 (62.2 %), the majority of reports were not serious, with 1,294 (37.8 %) reports classified as serious.
The majority of reports were made by healthcare professionals, with 632 reports (18.5 %) coming directly from affected individuals or patients. Those affected were on average 62.5 years old (range 16-101), with 30.3 % being 75 years or older. In cases classified as serious, the mean age was 66.1 years, and in reports temporally related to a death, the mean age was 81.1 years.
The greater proportion of reports involved women (67.4 %), 29.4 % of cases involved men, and some reports (3.2 %) did not specify gender. 1,377 (40.31 %) of the reports involved Pfizer/BioNTech's Comirnaty and 1,983 (58 %) involved Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine. In 59 (1.7 %) of the cases, the vaccine was not specified.
The adverse event reports received and analyzed to date do not alter the positive benefit-risk profile of Covid-19 vaccines used in Switzerland. Known adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines are listed in the drug information.
Source: www.swissmedicinfo.ch
