Report of Adverse Effects Following Population-Wide COVID-19 Vaccination: A Comparative Study between Six Different Vaccines in Baja-California, Mexico
Cesar A. Mendez-Lizarraga,
Enrique Chacon-Cruz,
Ricardo Carrillo-Meza,
Néstor Saúl Hernández-Milán,
Leslie C. Inustroza-Sánchez,
Diego F. Ovalle-Marroquín,
Jesús René Machado-Contreras,
Omar Ceballos Zuñiga,
Verónica Bejarano-Ramírez,
Cipriano Aguilar-Aguayo,
Adrián Medina-Amarillas,
Santa Elizabeth Ceballos-Liceaga,
Oscar E. Zazueta
Affiliations
Cesar A. Mendez-Lizarraga
Departamento de Epidemiología, Secretaría de Salud de Baja California, Mexicali 21000, Mexico
Enrique Chacon-Cruz
Departamento de Infectología Pediátrica, Hospital General de Tijuana, Tijuana 22000, Mexico
Ricardo Carrillo-Meza
Unidad Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali 21376, Mexico
Néstor Saúl Hernández-Milán
Dirección General de Servicios de Salud del Estado de Baja California, Secretaría de Salud de Baja California, Mexicali 21000, Mexico
Leslie C. Inustroza-Sánchez
Departamento de Epidemiología, Secretaría de Salud de Baja California, Mexicali 21000, Mexico
Diego F. Ovalle-Marroquín
Dirección de Enseñanza e Investigación, Secretaría de Salud de Baja California, Mexicali 21000, Mexico
Jesús René Machado-Contreras
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali 21000, Mexico
Omar Ceballos Zuñiga
Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital General de Mexicali, Mexicali 21000, Mexico
Verónica Bejarano-Ramírez
Laboratorio Estatal de Salud Pública, Secretaría de Salud de Baja California, Mexicali 21010, Mexico
Cipriano Aguilar-Aguayo
Dirección General de Servicios de Salud del Estado de Baja California, Secretaría de Salud de Baja California, Mexicali 21000, Mexico
Adrián Medina-Amarillas
Dirección General de Servicios de Salud del Estado de Baja California, Secretaría de Salud de Baja California, Mexicali 21000, Mexico
Santa Elizabeth Ceballos-Liceaga
Dirección General de Epidemiología, Secretaría de Salud, Gobierno de México, Ciudad de México 01480, Mexico
Oscar E. Zazueta
Departamento de Epidemiología, Secretaría de Salud de Baja California, Mexicali 21000, Mexico
After emergency authorization, different COVID-19 vaccines were administered across Mexico in 2021, including mRNA, viral vector, and inactivated platform vaccines. In the state of Baja-California, 3,516,394 doses were administered, and 2285 adverse events (AE) were registered in the epidemiological surveillance system in 2021. Incidence rates per 100,000 doses were calculated for total, mild (local and systemic), and severe AE for each vaccine. Symptoms were compared between mRNA and viral vector/inactivated virus vaccines. The overall incidence rate for all AE was 64.98 per 100,000 administered doses; 79.05 AE per 100,000 doses for mRNA vaccines; and 56.9 AE per 100,000 doses for viral vector/inactivated virus vaccine platforms. AE were at least five times higher in recipients of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the Serum Institute of India (AZ from SII). Local injection site symptoms were more common in mRNA vaccines while systemic were more prevalent in viral vector/inactivated virus vaccines. Severe AE rates were similar across all administered vaccines (0.72–1.61 AE per 100,000 doses), except for AZ from SII, which documented 12.6 AE per 100,000 doses. Among 32 hospitalized severe cases, 28 (87.5%) were discharged. Guillain–Barré Syndrome was the most common serious AE reported (n = 7). Adverse events rates differed among vaccine manufacturers but were consistent with clinical trials and population-based reports in the literature.