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Evaluation of Short-Term Symptoms Associated With COVID-19 Vaccines Used Among Adolescents in Saudi Arabia.

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Author	Alrowdhan, Fares K Alwably, Abdulnasser Altala, Abdulaziz S Alfaraj, Hassan Farawaty, Mhd Noor Shaheen, Rakan S Alenazi, Suliman A Yousef, Einas M
Editor	Muacevic, Alexander Adler, John R
Copyright Year	2022
Abstract	Objectives Several government-sponsored reporting systems have stated mild to moderate side effects of COVID-19 vaccines. However, patient-reported data on COVID-19 vaccine-associated adverse effects in adolescents are lacking. Our objective was to assess the short-term side effects of Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 or Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccinations among teenagers in Saudi Arabia. Methods A retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted among individuals aged 12-18 years old who received one of the two mentioned vaccines between July 2021 and March 2022 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Results The most common short-term side effects reported for COVID-19 vaccines among teenagers in our study were fatigue, pain at the site of injection, fever, chills, headache, nausea, and vomiting. Female participants, individuals who had a history of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, and those who received two doses of the vaccine are at higher risk to develop side effects after getting the vaccine. Importantly, asthmatic participants have a higher incidence of COVID-19 vaccine side effects when compared to those with no history of chronic diseases. Conclusion Our findings might enhance public trust in the COVID-19 vaccine, which could speed up the immunization procedure.
Journal	Cureus
Volume Number	14
DOI	10.7759/cureus.29306
PubMed Central reference number	PMC9580612
Issue Number	9
PubMed reference number	36277554
e-ISSN	21688184
Language	English
Publisher	Cureus
Publisher Date	2022-09-18
Publisher Place	Palo Alto (CA)
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	teenagers side effects pfizer-biontech vaccine moderna mrna-1273 vaccine covid-19
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine

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Evaluation of Short-Term Symptoms Associated With COVID-19 Vaccines Used Among Adolescents in Saudi Arabia.

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