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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Pharmacol.
Sec. Pharmacoepidemiology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1308768

An overview and single-arm meta-analysis of immune-mediated adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination

Provisionally accepted
Donghua Yang Donghua Yang 1,2JH Tian JH Tian 1Caiyi Shen Caiyi Shen 3*Qin Li Qin Li 4*
  • 1 Institute of Evidence-Based Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
  • 2 Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai Province, China
  • 3 The first Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China
  • 4 Gannan Health Vocational College, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China

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    We conducted an overview to assess immune adverse effects associated with the COVID-19 vaccine, guiding safer choices and providing evidence-based information to clinicians. Methods: Forty-three studies on adverse effects of vaccines were reviewed from PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science. Single-arm meta-analyses estimated summary effects, incidence, presentation, etc. An overview using single-arm meta-analysis and reported the findings following the guidelines outlined in the 'Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA). specifically focusing on myocarditis and thrombosis. After screening 2591 articles, 42 studies met the inclusion criteria. Methodological quality was evaluated using AMSTAR 2. Disagreements were resolved via consensus. Data analysis utilized a random-effects model in R software to estimate incidence rates of selected adverse events. Results: After removing 1198 duplicates and screening out irrelevant articles from a total of 2591, we included 42 studies. Adverse reactions to vaccinations include myocarditis, thrombosis, skin reactions, GBS, etc.thrombosis and myocarditis are the most dangerous diseases associated with vaccination.Myocarditis occurred in 6% of Vector vaccine recipients, compared to 61% of mRNA vaccine recipients. Thrombosis was more common after Vector vaccination (91%) than after mRNA vaccination (9%). Furthermore, eight studies conducted anti-PF4 antibody tests and yielded a positivity rate of 67%. Meta-analysis showed that among all patients with VITT, CVST occurred in 66% , and ICH occurred in 43%. The rates of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism in vaccinated patients were 13% and 23%, respectively, with a pooled case fatality rate of 30%. Conclusions:The results of this overview indicate the majority of adverse reactions are self-limiting and require minimal intervention, while rare occurrences such as myocarditis and thrombosis pose a potentially fatal threat.

    Keywords: COVID-19 vaccination, Immune-mediated adverse events, Overview, Myocarditis, Thrombosis

    Received: 16 Oct 2023; Accepted: 13 May 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Yang, Tian, Shen and Li. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Caiyi Shen, The first Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China
    Qin Li, Gannan Health Vocational College, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China

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