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Table 5 Number and percentage of children with a solicited injection-site reaction on days 0 to 4 in the safety set

From: Immunogenicity and safety of concomitant administration of a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (M-M-RvaxPro®) and a varicella vaccine (VARIVAX®) by intramuscular or subcutaneous routes at separate injection sites: a randomised clinical trial

 

M-M-RvaxPro

VARIVAX

 

IM group

N= 3741

SC group

N= 3761

IM group

N= 3741

SC group

N= 3761

 

Number of subjects (%)2

Solicited injection-site reaction

58 (15.5)

81 (21.5)

57 (15.2)

85 (22.6)

Erythema

39 (10.4)

61 (16.2)

33 (8.8)

63 (16.8)

Pain

26 (7.0)

27 (7.2)

26 (7.0)

32 (8.5)

Swelling

7 (1.9)

20 (5.3)

12 (3.2)

18 (4.8)

  1. (IM group, both vaccines administered by the intramuscular route; SC group, both vaccines administered by the subcutaneous route.)
  2. 1Number of vaccinated subjects according to the protocol and the actual route of administration
  3. 2 Number (and percentage) of subjects presenting the reaction at least once