TY - JOUR KW - Side effects KW - COVID-19 vaccines KW - Long-term KW - Heterogenous KW - Bangladesh SN - 2045-2322 A1 - Sharif, Nadim A1 - Opu, Rubayet Rayhan A1 - Saha, Tama A1 - Khan, Afsana A1 - Aljohani, Abrar A1 - Alsuwat, Meshari A. A1 - García, Carlos O. A1 - Vázquez, Annia A. A1 - Alzahrani, Khalid J. A1 - Miramontes-González, J. Pablo A1 - Dey, Shuvra Kanti VL - 14 IS - 1 Y1 - 2024/10// UR - http://doi.org/10.1038/S41598-024-75833-Z TI - Side effects associated with homogenous and heterogenous doses of Oxford?AstraZeneca vaccine among adults in Bangladesh: an observational study JF - Scientific Reports N2 - Assessment of side effects associated with COVID-19 vaccination is required to monitor safety issues and acceptance of vaccines in the long term. We found a significant knowledge gap in the safety profile of COVID-19 vaccines in Bangladesh. We enrolled 1805 vaccine recipients from May 5, 2021, to April 4, 2023. Kruskal-Wallis test and ?2 test were performed. Multivariable logistic regression was also performed. First, second and third doses were administered among 1805, 1341, and 923 participants, respectively. Oxford?AstraZeneca (2946 doses) was the highest administered followed by Sinopharm BIBP (551 doses), Sinovac (214 doses), Pfizer-BioNTech (198 doses), and Moderna (160 doses), respectively. Pain at the injection site (80-90%, 3200?3600), swelling (85%, 3458), redness (78%, 3168), and heaviness in hand (65%, 2645) were the most common local effects, and fever (85%, 3458), headache (82%, 3336), myalgia (70%, 2848), chills (67%, 2726), muscle pain (60%, 2441) were the most prevalent systemic side effects reported within 48 h of vaccination. Thrombosis was only reported among the Oxford?AstraZeneca recipients (3.5-5.7%). Both local and systemic effects were significantly associated with the Oxford?AstraZeneca (p-value?