FDA records only 0.1% adverse events after COVID-19 vaccinationA teenage girl receives a BioNtech-Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during the inoculation of the population aged 12 to 17 at a stadium in San Juan City, suburban Manila on November 3, 2021. MANILA, Philippines — There were only 76,837 reported adverse events following immunization, or 0.1% of the over 75 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the Philippines, the country’s drug regulator said Thursday. “The majority of [the suspected adverse events] are very mild,” Food and Drug Administration Eric Domingo said in a briefing. Only 3,874 or 0.005% were reported as serious events. Adverse reactions experienced after inoculations are considered serious if they result in life-threatening situation or require in-patient hospitalizations.

Source: Philippine Star November 25, 2021 10:39 UTC