COVID-19 Vaccination Adverse Events in Children: An observational Investigation with a Control Group in Tabriz Metropolitan City

• DOI: 10.32592/ari.2024.79.5.1031
• Publication Date: 2024-12-01T08:23:05Z
• Authors: Negar Jafari; Hossein Akbari; Simin Khayatzadeh; H Nobakht-Nojehdeh; Parvin Sarbakhsh

Adverse events of COVID-19 Vaccination in children are somewhat unknown, and limited population-based studies have been carried out this age group. This study aims to determine the short-term Sinopharm Soberana (PastoCoVac) vaccination adverse 5- 12-year-old children. is an observational with a control The cluster sampling method by considering health care centers mass Tabriz as clusters were used recruit samples ratio 2:1 for vaccinated unvaccinated groups, respectively. Information was collected telephone calls interviews their parents. Data analyzed using mixed-effect logistic regression model. In study, 577 (63.2%) 336 (36.8%) investigated. Results demonstrated that most frequent complication among injection site pain (399 (69.2%, CI 95%: 65.2% 72.9%)). frequently reported systemic versus fever (9.0% vs. 3.6% (0.003)), fatigue (5.5% 0.9% (0.002)), headache (2.9% 0.6% (0.032)). No serious including myocarditis, multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS), hospitalization reported. odds having any symptoms group adjusted confounders significantly higher than (adjusted OR=4.71, (3.04, 7.26), p-value<.001). According results, it can be concluded PastoCoVac vaccines did not side effects. Also, seems some other overestimated due lack