Adverse events following immunization reported with COVID-19 vaccines in Burkina Faso : Analysis of spontaneous reports

The rapid deployment of COVID-19 vaccines to a large proportion of the population requires a focus on safety. However, few studies have assessed the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa. In Burkina Faso, this issue has not yet been addressed. The objective of this study was to contribute to the description of the characteristics of adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) related to COVID-19 vaccines in Burkina Faso. This was a cross-sectional descriptive retrospective study of spontaneous reports of COVID-19 vaccine-related AEFIs recorded in VigiBase® between June 2021 and November 2022 in Burkina Faso. Individual case safety reports (ICSRs) were extracted from VigiBase® using the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical level 2 (ATC2) code. The proportion of ICSRs according to the reporter’s qualification, the reporting rate, the time taken to submit and record ICSRs, and the completeness score were calculated. A total of 973 ICSRs concerned COVID-19 vaccines and represented 32.6% of all 2,988 reports in VigiBase®. Overall, 82.0% of the reporters were nurses/midwives, 7.8% were physicians, 6.7% were pharmacists, and 3.4% were patients. The median time between the onset of AEFIs and the submission of the report to the Pharmacovigilance Center was 180 days (IQR: 136; 281). The median registration time was 188 days (IQR: 149; 286). The mean ICSR completeness score was 0.8 (standard deviation = 0.1). The overall AEFI reporting rate was 27.8 per 100,000 vaccine doses. The AEFI reporting rates for the ChAdOx1-nCoV-19, JNJ 78436735, Elasomeran, Tozinameran, and HB02 vaccines were 454.2, 17.4, 11.0, 10.2, and 0.4 per 100,000 vaccine doses, respectively. The majority of AEFIs were systemic in nature (90.1%). Headache (21.2%), fever (19.4%), and myalgia (11.0%) were the most frequently reported AEFIs. Eighteen cases (1.8%) of serious AEFIs (9 hospitalizations, 4 life threatening, 3 temporary disabilities, and 2 others unspecified) were reported. The majority of AEFIs reported were systemic in nature and mild. However, there have been reports of serious AEFIs. The overall AEFI reporting rate was low. There is a need to strengthen the monitoring of these vaccines to better organize strategies to optimize the adherence of the population of Burkina Faso.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Sante publique (Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France) - 35(2024), 6 vom: 23. Feb., Seite 149-159

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Manifestations post-vaccinales indésirables rapportées avec les vaccins anti-COVID-19 au Burkina Faso : analyse des notifications spontanées

Beteiligte Personen:

Sawadogo, Ruth [VerfasserIn]
Ouoba, Joël [VerfasserIn]
Ilboudo, Dieudonné [VerfasserIn]
Tchoumbi, Edmond [VerfasserIn]
Lankoandé-Haro, Sougrimani [VerfasserIn]
Fofana, Souleymane [VerfasserIn]
Sombié, Issiaka [VerfasserIn]
Samadoulougou, Sekou [VerfasserIn]
Kirakoya-Samadoulougou, Fati [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ad26COVS1
Adverse event following immunization
Burkina Faso
COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccines
English Abstract
JT2NS6183B
Journal Article
Vaccination
Vaccines
VigiBase

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Date Completed 26.02.2024

Date Revised 29.02.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3917/spub.236.0149

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368783812