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Introduction: Real-world safety studies can provide important evidence on the thromboembolic risk associated with COVID-19 vaccines, considering that millions of people have been already vaccinated against COVID-19. In this study, we aimed to estimate the incidence of thromboembolic events after COVID-19 vaccination and to compare the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine with other COVID-19 vaccines. Methods: We conducted a retrospective real-world safety study using data from two different data sources: the Italian Pharmacovigilance database (Rete Nazionale di Farmacovigilanza, RNF) and the Campania Region Health system (Sistema INFOrmativo saNità CampanIA, SINFONIA). From the start date of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign (December 27th, 2021) to September 27th, 2022, information on COVID-19 vaccinations and thromboembolic evets were extracted from the two databases. The reporting rate (RR) and its 95% confidence interval (95%CI) of thromboembolic events for 10,000 doses was calculated for each COVID-19 vaccine. Moreover, the odds of being vaccinated with the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine vs. the other COVID-19 vaccines in cases with thromboembolic events vs. controls without thromboembolic events were computed. Results: A total of 12,692,852 vaccine doses were administered in Campania Region, of which 6,509,475 (51.28%) were in female and mostly related to the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine (65.05%), followed by Moderna (24.31%), Oxford–AstraZeneca (9.71%), Janssen (0.91%), and Novavax (0.02%) vaccines. A total of 641 ICSRs with a COVID-19 vaccines and a vascular events were retrieved from the RNF for the Campania Region, of which 453 (70.67%) were in female. Most ICSRs reported the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine (65.05%), followed by Oxford–AstraZeneca (9.71%), Moderna (24.31%), and Janssen (0.91%). A total of 2,451 events were reported in the ICSRs (3.8 events for ICSRs) of which 292 were thromboembolic events. The highe RRs of thromboembolic events were found with the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine (RR: 4.62, 95%CI: 3.50-5.99) and Janssen vaccine (RR: 3.45, 95%CI: 0.94-8.82). Thromboembolic events were associated with a higher likelihood of exposure to the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine compared to Pfizer-BioNtech (OR: 6.06; 95%CI: 4.22-8.68) and Moderna vaccines (OR: 6.46; 95%CI: 4.00-10.80). Conclusion: We observed a higher reporting of thromboembolic events with viral-vector based vaccines (Oxford–AstraZeneca and Janssen) and an increased likelihood of being exposed to the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine compared to the mRNA vaccines (Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna) among thromboembolic cases.
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1. Introduction

The rapid development of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines has helped to change the course of the pandemic by reducing illness severity and hospital admissions [1]. As of January 2023, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorised seven vaccines against COVID-19 [2]. Of these, two are mRNA vaccines: BNT162b2 mRNA (manufactured by Pfizer-BioNtech, approved on 21 December 2020) and mRNA-1273 (Moderna, 6 January 2021); two are adenovirus-based vaccines: ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (Oxford–AstraZeneca, 29 January 2021) and Ad.26.COV2.S (Janssen, 11 March 2021); two are 2 recombinat protein-based adjuvanted vaccines: NVX-CoV2373 (Novavax, 20 December 201) and Vidprevtyn (Sanofi, 10 November 2022); one is an inactivated adjuvanted vaccine: VLA2001 (Valneva, 24 June 2022). Since their introduction, these vaccines have been associated with safety concerns [3]. Specifically, in March 2021, some European countries interrupted vaccination with the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine after spontaneous reports of thromboembolic events associated with thrombocytopenia in recipients with this vaccine [4]. Initially, 62 cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) and 24 cases of splanchnic venous thrombosis (SVT) were reported with the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine in the European Union and United Kingdom (with 25,000,000 doses administered) [5]. In April 2021, thromboembolic events with thrombocytopenia were also reported with the Janssen vaccine [6]. The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the EMA confirmed a plausible causal relationship between rare events of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia and adenovirus-based vaccines [7,8]. Subsequently, in May 2021, the EMA published recommendation for the monitoring and prevention of thrombosis with the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine [9]; in November 2021, cases of CVST without thrombocytopenia were also observed with this vaccine leading the PRAC to amend its Summary of Product Characteristics to include this adverse event [10]. In the literature, two population-based studies showed an increased risk of thromboembolic events among people vaccinated with one dose of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine compared to that observed in the general population [11,12]. Although far less reported, such events were also observed with mRNA vaccines [13]. A population-based studies conducted on over 2 million people vaccinated against COVID-19 found a risk of pulmonary embolism with the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine, and a risk of thrombocytopenia following the Pfizer-BioNtech and Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccinations [3]. In this context, real-world safety studies can provide important evidence on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, considering that millions of people have been already vaccinated against COVID-19. In this study, we aimed to estimate the incidence of thromboembolic events after COVID-19 vaccination and to compare the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine with other COVID-19 vaccines by using real-life data.

2. Methods

2.1. Study design and data source

We conducted a retrospective real-world safety study using data from two different data sources: the Italian Pharmacovigilance database (Rete Nazionale di Farmacovigilanza, RNF) and the Campania Region Health system (Sistema INFOrmativo saNità CampanIA, SINFONIA). The RNF is the pharmacovigilance database managed by the Italian Medicine Agency (Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco, AIFA) containing all spontaneous reports of suspected adverse reactions to medicinal products or vaccines relevant to the national territory. SINFONIA is the regional health information system designed to support the entire health service of Campania Region (South of Italy) by increasing efficiency, containing costs and enhancing the needs of all healthcare players (healthcare professionals, citizens, health structures, and institutions). SINFONIA contains socio-demographic and healthcare data of all Campania Region residents, including data on COVID-19 vaccinations.

2.2. Data extraction

For the period from the start date of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign (December 27th, 2021) to September 27th, 2022, information about COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Campania Region, including patients’ characteristics (age and sex), type of vaccine, and vaccine dose, were extracted from SINFONIA in an anonymized and aggregated form according to our previous research protocol[14] . During the same period, Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs) reporting at least one COVID-19 vaccine as suspected and one vascular event were retrieved from the RNF for the Campania Region. Vascular events were recognized by using the System Organ Class (SOC) “Vascular disorders” of the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA), version 25.1. From ICSRs, information on patients’ characteristics (age and sex), thromboembolic events, and seriousness were available. In accordance with the International Council on Harmonization E2D guidelines, a case was serious if at least one adverse event was life-threatening, resulted in death, caused/prolonged hospitalization, was disabling, determined a congenital anomaly/birth defect, or it was another medically important condition. At December 27th, 2021, the following COVID-19 vaccines were administered in Campania Region: Pfizer-BioNtech, Moderna, Oxford–AstraZeneca, Janssen, and Novavax vaccines. Therefore, data were retrieved only for those aforementioned vaccines.

2.3. Descriptive and Statistical analyses

Descriptive analyses were performed separately for information reported in the two data sources and illustrated as numbers and percentages. The reporting rate (RR) and its 95% confidence interval (95%CI) of thromboembolic events for 10,000 doses was calculated for each COVID-19 vaccine by dividing the numbers of events with the number of doses administered. For the association between thromboembolic events and COVID-19 vaccinations, the odds of being vaccinated with the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine vs. the other COVID-19 vaccines in cases with thromboembolic events vs. controls without thromboembolic events were computed. The odds ratios (ORs) and their 95%CI were applied for all comparisons. A 5% significance level was considered for analyses that were performed with R (version 3.2.2, R Development Core Team).

2.4. Ethics

According to the local legislation, a retrospective Pharmacovigilance study does not require ethical approval. For the use of retrospective SINFONIA data, this study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki 1975 and its later amendments. The research did not involve a clinical study, and all patients’ data were fully anonymized and were analyzed retrospectively. For this type of study, formal consent was not required according to the current national established by the Italian Medicines Agency, and according to the Italian Data Protection Authority, neither ethical committee approval nor informed consent was required for anonymized data, as confirmed and approved by the Ethical Committee of “Aziende Ospedaliere di Rilievo Nazionale e di Alta Specializzazione—A.Cardarelli/Santobono—Pausilipon” (Protocol Number 00,000,926 of 11 January 2022).

3. Results

3.1. Descriptive results from SINFONIA

During the study period, a total of 12,692,852 vaccine doses were administered in Campania Region, of which 6,509,475 (51.28%) were in female. Most doses were administered in patients aged 12-69 years (N= 10,535,109; 91.56%), with the age group 50-59 years as the most representative (N= 2,232,236; 17.59%). Most doses were related to the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine (65.05%), followed by Moderna (24.31%), Oxford–AstraZeneca (9.71%), Janssen (0.91%), and Novavax (0.02%) vaccines. All data from SINFONIA are displayed in Table 1.

3.2. Descriptive results from RNF

During the study period, a total of 641 ICSRs with a COVID-19 vaccines and a vascular events were retrieved from the RNF for the Campania Region, of which 453 (70.67%) were female aged over 40 years old. Most ICSRs reported the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine (65.05%), followed by Oxford–AstraZeneca (9.71%), Moderna (24.31%), and Janssen (0.91%). One case reported both Oxford–AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines as suspected vaccines. No case of vascular events related to Novavax vaccine was found. The majority of ICSRs referred to the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines (N=329; 51.32%), followed by second (N=159; 24.81%) and third doses (N=52; 8.11%). The information on doses was not available for 101 ICSRs (15.76%). Most ICSRs reported at least one event classified as serious (N=261; 40.72%). Characteristics of ICSRs for each COVID-19 vaccine are reported in Table 2. A total of 2,451 events were observed in the ICSRs (3.8 events for ICSRs), of which 292 were thromboembolic events. The most reported event was thrombosis (N=17), followed by venous thrombosis (N=10), deep venous thrombosis (N=9), and D-dimer of fibrin increased (N=9). Thromboembolic events for each COVID-19 vaccine are illustrated in Table 3, while all events in Supplementary Table S1.

3.3. Statistical results

The highest RRs of thromboembolic events were found with the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine (RR: 4.62, 95%CI: 3.50-5.99) and Janssen vaccine (RR: 3.45, 95%CI: 0.94-8.82). All RRs are reported in Table 4. Thromboembolic events were associated with a higher likelihood of exposure to the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine compared to Pfizer-BioNtech (OR: 6.06; 95%CI: 4.22-8.68) and Moderna vaccines (OR: 6.46; 95%CI: 4.00-10.80). No difference was instead observed in the comparison with the Janssen vaccine (Figure 1).

4. Discussion

This study involving 12,692,852 vaccine doses administered in Campania Region, Italy, showed increased RRs of thromboembolic events with the viral-vector based vaccines (Oxford–AstraZeneca and Janssen). Moreover, an increased likelihood of being exposed to the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine compared to Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna vaccines among thromboembolic cases was found. For instance, the ORs were 506- and 546-fold for thromboembolic events, respectively. These findings are consistent with the thromboembolic risk observed in clinical studies and issued by EMA [7,9,10,15].
In the literature, clinical studies on thromboembolic events and COVID-19 vaccinations are scarce. A study conducted on VAERS data found no significantly increased risk after mRNA vaccines [16] and a Danish retrospective cohort also showed no statistically significant association between the onset of thromboembolic or thrombocytopenic events and the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine [16]. Moreover, a real-world evidence-based study conducted on patients in the Mayo Clinic Health System observed that CVST is a rare event not significantly associated with COVID-19 vaccines [17]. One international network cohort study compared the thrombotic risk between COVID-19 vaccines. Similarly to our findings, this study showed an increased risk of thrombocytopenia when the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine was compared to Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine (pooled calibrated incidence rate ratio 1.33; 95%CI: 1.18-1.50) [18]. A Danish and Norwegian cohort study on 281,264 recipients aged 18 – 65 years found an increased standardised incidence rate of venous thromboembolism (1.97; 95%CI: 1.50–2.54]) and thrombocytopenia (3.02; 95%CI: 1.76–4.83) within 28 days of vaccination [11]. Rates of venous thromboembolism were largely driven by events of CVST. Further, this study did not observe any increased rates of arterial thromboembolism [11]. A nested Scottish case-control study found increased rates of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), arterial thromboembolism and haemorrhagic events in 1.7 million recipients of a first-dose of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine [12]. A similar risk of ITP was also found in a post hoc self-controlled case series analysis [13]. Another similar study showed an increased risks of hospital admissions or deaths due to events of thromboembolism among vaccine recipients. Specifically, the first-dose of Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine was associated with thrombocytopenia, venous thromboembolism, and CVST, while the first-dose of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine was associated with arterial thromboembolism, ischaemic stroke, and CVST [19]. In contrast, a cohort study did not find an overall association between the Pfizer-BioNtech and arterial thromboembolism, but it was found in a subgroup analysis of recipients aged 50-69 years [3]. In another cohort study was also shown an increased risk of pulmonary embolism among recipients of a first-dose of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine [20]. Moreover, risks of pulmonary embolism and thrombocytopenia were found increased in recipients of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine, and the risk of immune thrombocytopenia was found high for both Oxford–AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNtech vaccines [20]. In our study, due to the limited number of each specific event, we could only perform an analysis for the aggregated number of thromboembolic events. However, in terms of reporting, we observed that venous thromboembolism events were more reported than arterial thromboembolism events and after the first dose of vaccination, also in according with results from a systematic review [14].
The mechanisms underlying a potential association between COVID-19 vaccines and thromboembolic events are currently investigated. After the first signal alerts of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine, a new immune disorder named vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia was described in the literature for this vaccine [21,22]. This new event occurs as an atypical thrombosis associated with thrombocytopenia, including CVST, from 5 to 15 days after the vaccination and it might be mediated by the cross-reactivity between antibodies generated after vaccination and platelet factor 4 (PF4) [14]. However, there is also evidence not supporting this hypothesis [23]. Some authors have also proposed that the inflammatory response after vaccination may increase the clearance mediated by macrophages and/or reduce the platelet production, thus inducing to thrombocytopenia [13]. These mechanisms have been previously postulated for the ITP following viral infections [24], as well as vaccination against other viruses (such as measles-mumps-rubella and varicella-zoster) [25,26]. Another mechanism specific for viral-vector based vaccines involves the adenovirus carrier delivers of DNA encoding the Spike (S) protein to the pulmonary megakaryocytes via the coxsackie-adenovirus receptor (CAR). This leads to megakaryocyte activation, biogenesis of activated platelets, and release of thromboxane A2 (TxA2) and PF4 that further activates platelets and their traversing through the cerebral vein sinuses, leading to thromboinflammation, CVST, and thromboembolism in other blood vessels [27,28,29]. Moreover, vaccines containing the adenovirus as vector may bind the PF4, leading to the formation of an immunogenic complex (like the heparin–PF4 complex), which can cause platelet activation and thrombosis [30]. Generally, female are associated with a more pronounced platelet activation, and hence a higher risk of thromboembolic events after vaccination [31]. Indeed, a higher reporting of thromboembolic events in female (71%) was observed.
To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first conducted on a BigData from a unique Italian Region (Campania) according to a ML and AI algorithm14. The strength is the collection of aggregated data for more than 12,000,000 of COVID-19 vaccinated people by using the large regional SINFONIA database, that as previously observed for other studies represented the strengthen of our current research protocols14,32. Nonetheless one of the significant limitation is the use of safety data from the spontaneous reporting system (the RNF), which is characterized by underreporting and poor quality of information. The underreporting could limit the observation of the real number of thromboembolic events occurred in our Regional territory. However, considering that a lower number of events may be identified, we may have underestimated rates of thrombotic adverse events. The poor quality of information limits our analysis from considering risk factors for thromboembolic events, and the time between the vaccination and the onset of thromboembolic events. Furthermore, we could only use aggregated data from the SINFONIA database, therefore no information on vaccine doses for each COVID-19 vaccine was retrievable and the analyses were limited on the total number of vaccine doses administered. Finally, an important limitation is that events retrieved from pharmacovigilance cases are not surely related to the vaccine but simply reported as a clinical significant event after vaccination. This latter concept is important to be highlighted in the pharmacovigilance field, in fact the spontaneous reporting is driven by the suspect and not the certainty of an event-vaccine association even.
In conclusion we found a higher reporting of reported thromboembolic events with viral-vector based vaccines (Oxford–AstraZeneca and Janssen) and an increased likelihood of being exposed to the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine compared to the mRNA vaccines (Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna) among thromboembolic cases. COVID-19 vaccination remains the most effective prevention strategy to fight this pandemic and any safety concern should be weighed against the advantages of being vaccinated. The continuous pharmacovigilance monitoring is fundamental to collect more information and help to improve the management of this rare but often severe thromboembolic events associated with COVID-19 vaccination.

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Figure 1. Odds ratio (OR) of thromboembolic events for Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine compared to Pfizer-BioNtech, Moderna, or Janssen vaccines.
Figure 1. Odds ratio (OR) of thromboembolic events for Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine compared to Pfizer-BioNtech, Moderna, or Janssen vaccines.
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Table 1. Doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Campania Region (Italy) from December 27th, 2020 to September 27th, 2022 and described for gender, age group, number of dose, and type of vaccine.
Table 1. Doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Campania Region (Italy) from December 27th, 2020 to September 27th, 2022 and described for gender, age group, number of dose, and type of vaccine.
Variable Level Vaccine doses
(N=12,692,852)
N %
Gender Female 6,509,475 51.28
Male 6,183,377 48.72
Age 5 – 11 years 242,449 1.91
12 – 19 years 1,086,703 8.56
20 – 29 years 1,548,365 12.20
30 – 39 years 1,595,933 12.57
40 – 49 years 1,957,496 15.42
50 – 59 years 2,232,236 17.59
60 – 69 years 1,827,060 14.39
70 – 79 years 1,374,019 10.83
80 – 89 years 708,684 5.58
> 90 years 119,901 0.94
Not available 6 0.00
Doses First 4,718,844 37.18
Second 4,239,383 33.40
Third 3,572,382 28.14
Fourth 162,243 1.28
Type of vaccine Pfizer-BioNtech 8,257,218 65.05
Moderna 3,085,673 24.31
Oxford–AstraZeneca 1,232,608 9.71
Janssen 116,061 0.91
Novavax 1,292 0.02
Table 2. Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs) of Campania Region reporting a Covid-19 vaccine as suspected and at least one vascular event for the period from December 27th, 2020 to September 27th, 2022.
Table 2. Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs) of Campania Region reporting a Covid-19 vaccine as suspected and at least one vascular event for the period from December 27th, 2020 to September 27th, 2022.
Variable Level Pfizer-BioNtech (N=398) Oxford–AstraZeneca (N=148) Moderna
(N=82) 		Janssen
(N=13)
Number of vascular events per ICSR Mean 3.7 3.8 4.7 2.6
Gender Female (%) 275 (69.10) 117 (79.05) 55 (67.07) 6 (46.15)
Male (%) 122 (30.65) 28 (18.92) 27 (32.93) 7 (53.85)
Unknown (%) 1 (0.25) 3 (2.03) - -
Age Median
(IQR)		 47.97
(57.35-35.54)		 56.22
(65-87-45.55)		 45.00
(56.87-33.03)		 27.00
(39.53-18.99)
Seriousness Serious (%) 147 (36.93) 66 (44.59) 45 (54.88) 3 (23.08)
Not serious (%) 251 (63.07) 82 (55.41) 37 (45.12) 10 (76.92)
Doses First dose (%) 180 (45.23) 105 (70.95) 38 (46.34) 6 (46.15)
Second dose (%) 131 (32.91) 9 (6.08) 19 (23.17) -
Third dose (%) 41 (10.30) - 11 (13.42) -
Not available (%) 46 (11.56) 34 (22.97) 14 (17.07) 7 (53.85)
Table 3. Thromboembolic events for COVID-19 vaccines reported in Campania Region from December 27th, 2020 to September 27th, 2022.
Table 3. Thromboembolic events for COVID-19 vaccines reported in Campania Region from December 27th, 2020 to September 27th, 2022.
Thrombotic Events
(Preferred terms of MedDRA)		 Oxford–AstraZeneca
Vaccine 		Janssen
Vaccine 		Moderna
Vaccine 		Pfizer-BioNtech
Vaccine 		Total
Thrombosis 8 1 2 6 17
Venous Thrombosis 3 0 1 6 10
Deep vein thrombosis 4 0 2 3 9
D-dimer of fibrin increased 5 0 2 2 9
Thrombophlebitis of the leg 4 0 0 3 7
Thrombophlebitis 1 1 1 4 7
Phlebitis 2 0 2 3 7
Infarction 1 0 0 5 6
Pulmonary embolism 1 0 4 1 6
Thrombosis of the leg 2 0 0 3 5
Thrombosis of saphenous vein 4 0 0 1 5
Ischemia 2 0 1 1 4
Deep vein thrombosis of a limb 1 1 1 1 4
Blood clot 3 0 0 0 3
Thrombus 1 0 0 2 3
Deep vein thrombosis (limbs) 1 0 0 2 3
Fibrinogen increased 2 0 1 0 3
Thromboembolism 0 1 0 1 2
Arterial thrombosis of a limb 1 0 0 1 2
Arterial occlusion, not specified 1 0 1 0 2
Deep vein thrombosis of a leg 1 0 0 1 2
Femoral deep vein thrombosis 0 0 1 1 2
Transient ischemic attack 0 0 0 1 1
D-dimer of fibrin abnormal 1 0 0 0 1
Coagulation disorder 0 0 0 1 1
Phlebitis of the arm 1 0 0 0 1
Phlebitis of a lower limb 0 0 0 1 1
Phlebothrombosis 0 0 0 1 1
Phlebothrombosis of alower limb 0 0 0 1 1
Ischemic stroke 0 0 0 1 1
Infarction of spleen 0 0 0 1 1
Intestinal infarction 0 0 0 1 1
Myocardial infarction 0 0 0 1 1
Cerebral ischemia 1 0 0 0 1
Chronic cerebral ischemia 0 0 0 1 1
Ischemia not specified 1 0 0 0 1
Splenic ischemia 0 0 0 1 1
Micro-embolism 0 0 0 1 1
Cerebral arterial occlusion 0 0 0 1 1
Pulmonary thromboembolism 0 0 1 0 1
Venous thromboembolism 0 0 0 1 1
Deep thrombophlebitis 1 0 0 0 1
Thrombosis of the arm 1 0 0 0 1
Femoral Arterial Thrombosis 0 0 1 0 1
Thrombosis of the axillary vein 0 0 0 1 1
Thrombosis of varicose veins 1 0 0 0 1
Venous thrombosis (limbs) 1 0 0 0 1
Venous thrombosis of the arm 1 0 0 0 1
Deep vein thrombosis of the arm 0 0 0 1 1
Left deep vein thrombosis 0 0 1 0 1
Total 57 4 22 63 146
Table 4. Reporting rates (RRs) of thromboembolic events for 10.000 doses for each COVID-19 vaccine administered in Campania Region from December 27th, 2020 to September 27th, 2022.
Table 4. Reporting rates (RRs) of thromboembolic events for 10.000 doses for each COVID-19 vaccine administered in Campania Region from December 27th, 2020 to September 27th, 2022.
COVID-19 vaccine Reporting rate (95% CI)
Oxford–AstraZeneca 4.62 (3.50-5.99)
Janssen 3.45 (0.94-8.82)
Pfizer-BioNtech 0.76 (0.59-0.98)
Moderna 0.71 (0.45-1.08)
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