The AusVaxSafety conducted by the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance surveyed around 150,000 young people three days after they received the jab.It found most of the side effects experienced were mild and resolved within three days.However, nearly half (44 per cent) of teens said they cancelled some routine activities the day after their first AstraZeneca shot compared to only 19 per cent of adults.Just 22 per cent of teens cancelled activities after receiving their second Pfizer jab which was the shot most likely one to provoke a reaction.It is worth noting that because Pfizer is the preferred vaccine for those aged under 60 only a small number — 4,000 teens — were included in the AstraZeneca arm of the survey.WHAT WERE THE MOST COMMON SIDE EFFECTS IN TEENS FROM THE PFIZER VACCINE?Fatigue, a headache, muscle and joint pain and pain at the injection site were the most common side effects from the Pfizer jab.WHICH PFIZER DOSE PRODUCED THE MOST REACTIONS?Side effects were more common after the second shot of the Pfizer jab occurring at almost twice the rate as after the first shot.NED-3614-Pfizer-Side-EffectsWHAT PROPORTION OF TEENS SUFFERED THESE SIDE EFFECTS?In total 29 per cent of teens suffered at least one side effect after the first jab. Fifty one per cent suffered at least one side effect after the second Pfizer shot.HOW MANY TEENS SUFFERED EACH PFIZER SIDE EFFECT?After the second dose 36 per cent experienced injection site pain, 41 per cent suffered fatigue, 37 per cent suffered a headache, 32 per cent experienced muscle and joint pain, 13 per cent had gastrointestinal symptoms, 17 per cent had a fever, 22 per cent missed some of their routine activities as a result of the side effects.WHAT WERE THE MOST COMMON SIDE EFFECTS IN TEENS FROM THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE?Fatigue, injection site pain, headache, muscle and joint pain and fever were the most common side effects from the AstraZeneca jab in teens.National – 2021 – Covid Vaccination StatsWHICH DOSE OF THE ASTRAZENECA SHOT PRODUCED THE MOST SIDE EFFECTS?The first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine was most likely to produce side effects in teenagers.WHAT PROPORTION OF TEENS EXPERIENCED SIDE EFFECTS?Three in four (76 per cent) of teens suffered a side effect after the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and only 34 per cent reported side effects after their second dose.HOW MANY TEENS SUFFERED EACH ASTRAZENECA SIDE EFFECT?After the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine 67 per cent of teens suffered fatigue, 65 per cent had a headache, 60 per cent experienced muscle and joint pain, 58 per cent had pain at the injection site, 47 per cent had a fever, 29 per cent had gastrointestinal symptoms, 44 per cent missed routine activities because of the side effects.
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