DOH: Only 21 out of 114,000 COVID-19 vaccine recipients had serious side effectsMANILA, Philippines — Twenty-one serious side effects after vaccinations against COVID-19 have been so far reported, the Department of Health said Friday. Out of the 114,615 people who have been inoculated as of March 10, 978 or only 0.85% experienced suspected adverse events after immunization (AEFI), Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire. Eighty-five recipients of the vaccine made by British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca also had common and non-serious side effects. Meanwhile, 20 CoronaVac recipients and one AstraZeneca recipient experienced serious side effects such as difficulty in breathing and chest pain. Only the COVID-19 vaccine of Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca and Sinovac have so far received EUA from the drug regulator.

Source: Philippine Star March 12, 2021 09:33 UTC