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Risk factors associated with short-term adverse events after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

  • T2B! immunity against SARS-CoV-2 study group
  • St. Antonius Ziekenhuis
  • University of Amsterdam
  • Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation
  • Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen
  • Leiden University Medical Center
  • Maastricht UMC+
  • Erasmus MC
  • University Medical Center Utrecht
  • Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Neurology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Neurosurgical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Biomedical Engineering & Physics AUMC...
  • From the Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, location Reade and VU University Medical Center; and Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.S.C. Heslinga, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, location Reade...
  • Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam 1105AZ, the Netherlands; Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen 9713ZG, the Netherlands; Department of Pediatrics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen 9713ZG, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Diabetes Research Center,AMC...
  • University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands; Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands; University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Groningen, The Netherlands; University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen...
  • Department of Radiology CS2, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, Netherlands; Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected].
  • Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • *Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands †NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands ‡MHeNs School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands ...
  • Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Orthopedics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
  • UMC Utrecht Brain Center, Utrecht University
  • Department of Immunopathology, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Abstract

Background: Studies have suggested incremental short-term adverse events (AE) after repeated vaccination. In this report, we assessed occurrence and risk factors for short-term AEs following repeated SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with various immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs). Methods: Self-reported daily questionnaires on AEs during the first 7 days after vaccination were obtained of 2259 individuals (2081 patients and 178 controls) participating in an ongoing prospective multicenter cohort study on SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with various IMIDs in the Netherlands (T2B-COVID). Relative risks were calculated for potential risk factors associated with clinically relevant AE (rAE), defined as AE lasting longer than 2 days or impacting daily life. Results: In total, 5454 vaccinations were recorded (1737 first, 1992 second and 1478 third vaccinations). Multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis were the largest disease groups. rAEs were reported by 57.3% (95% CI 54.8–59.8) of patients after the first vaccination, 61.5% (95% CI 59.2–63.7) after the second vaccination and 58% (95% CI 55.3–60.6) after the third vaccination. At day 7 after the first, second and third vaccination, respectively, 7.6% (95% CI 6.3–9.1), 7.4% (95% CI 6.2–8.7) and 6.8% (95% CI 5.4–8.3) of patients still reported AEs impacting daily life. Hospital admissions and allergic reactions were uncommon (<0.7%). Female sex (aRR 1.43, 95% CI 1.32–1.56), age below 50 (aRR 1.14, 95% CI 1.06–1.23), a preceding SARS-CoV-2 infection (aRR 1.14, 95% CI 1.01–1.29) and having an IMID (aRR 1.16, 95% CI 1.01–1.34) were associated with increased risk of rAEs following a vaccination. Compared to the second vaccination, the first vaccination was associated with a lower risk of rAEs (aRR 0.92, 95% CI 0.84–0.99) while a third vaccination was not associated with increased risk on rAEs (aRR 0.93, 95% CI 0.84–1.02). BNT162b2 vaccines were associated with lower risk on rAEs compared to CX-024414 (aRR 0.86, 95% CI 0.80–0.93). Conclusions: A third SARS-CoV-2 vaccination was not associated with increased risk of rAEs in IMID patients compared to the second vaccination. Patients with an IMID have a modestly increased risk of rAEs after vaccination when compared to controls. Most AEs are resolved within 7 days; hospital admissions and allergic reactions were uncommon. Trial registration: NL74974.018.20, Trial ID: NL8900. Registered on 9 September 2020.

Original languageEnglish
Article number100
Pages (from-to)100
JournalBMC medicine
Volume20
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2022

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