Allergic reactions to the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine in South Africa.

Allergic reaction Janssen-Ad26.COV2.S vaccine anaphylaxis urticaria

Journal

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global
ISSN: 2772-8293
Titre abrégé: J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9918453488706676

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2022
Historique:
received: 27 10 2021
revised: 03 12 2021
accepted: 03 12 2021
medline: 9 12 2021
pubmed: 9 12 2021
entrez: 2 10 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The Janssen-Ad26.COV2.S vaccine is authorized for use in several countries, with more than 30 million doses administered. Mild and severe allergic adverse events following immunization (AEFI) have been reported. We sought to detail allergic reactions reported during the Sisonke phase 3B study in South Africa. A single dose of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine was administered to 4,77,234 South African health care workers between February 17 and May 17, 2021. Monitoring of adverse events used a combination of passive reporting and active case finding. Telephonic contact was attempted for all adverse events reported as "allergy." Anaphylaxis adjudication was performed using the Brighton Collaboration and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease case definitions. Only 251 (0.052%) patients reported any allergic-type reaction (<1 in 2000), with 4 cases of adjudicated anaphylaxis (Brighton Collaboration level 1, n = 3) (prevalence of 8.4 per million doses). All anaphylaxis cases had a previous history of drug or vaccine-associated anaphylaxis. Cutaneous allergic reactions were the commonest nonanaphylatic reactions and included self-limiting, transient/localized rashes requiring no health care contact (n = 92) or isolated urticaria and/or angioedema (n = 70; median onset, 48 [interquartile range, 11.5-120] hours postvaccination) that necessitated health care contact (81%), antihistamine (63%), and/or systemic/topical corticosteroid (16%). All immediate (including adjudicated anaphylaxis) and most delayed AEFI (65 of 69) cases resolved completely. Allergic AEFI are rare following a single dose of Ad26.COV, with complete resolution in all cases of anaphylaxis. Although rare, isolated, delayed-onset urticaria and/or angioedema was the commonest allergic AEFI requiring treatment, with nearly half occurring in participants without known atopic disease.

Sections du résumé

Background UNASSIGNED
The Janssen-Ad26.COV2.S vaccine is authorized for use in several countries, with more than 30 million doses administered. Mild and severe allergic adverse events following immunization (AEFI) have been reported.
Objective UNASSIGNED
We sought to detail allergic reactions reported during the Sisonke phase 3B study in South Africa.
Methods UNASSIGNED
A single dose of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine was administered to 4,77,234 South African health care workers between February 17 and May 17, 2021. Monitoring of adverse events used a combination of passive reporting and active case finding. Telephonic contact was attempted for all adverse events reported as "allergy." Anaphylaxis adjudication was performed using the Brighton Collaboration and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease case definitions.
Results UNASSIGNED
Only 251 (0.052%) patients reported any allergic-type reaction (<1 in 2000), with 4 cases of adjudicated anaphylaxis (Brighton Collaboration level 1, n = 3) (prevalence of 8.4 per million doses). All anaphylaxis cases had a previous history of drug or vaccine-associated anaphylaxis. Cutaneous allergic reactions were the commonest nonanaphylatic reactions and included self-limiting, transient/localized rashes requiring no health care contact (n = 92) or isolated urticaria and/or angioedema (n = 70; median onset, 48 [interquartile range, 11.5-120] hours postvaccination) that necessitated health care contact (81%), antihistamine (63%), and/or systemic/topical corticosteroid (16%). All immediate (including adjudicated anaphylaxis) and most delayed AEFI (65 of 69) cases resolved completely.
Conclusions UNASSIGNED
Allergic AEFI are rare following a single dose of Ad26.COV, with complete resolution in all cases of anaphylaxis. Although rare, isolated, delayed-onset urticaria and/or angioedema was the commonest allergic AEFI requiring treatment, with nearly half occurring in participants without known atopic disease.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37780073
doi: 10.1016/j.jacig.2021.12.002
pii: S2772-8293(21)00003-5
pmc: PMC10509997
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

2-8

Informations de copyright

© 2021 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

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Auteurs

Jonny Peter (J)

Division of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Allergy and Immunology Unit, University of Cape Town Lung Institute, Cape Town, South Africa.

Cascia Day (C)

Division of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Allergy and Immunology Unit, University of Cape Town Lung Institute, Cape Town, South Africa.

Simbarashe Takuva (S)

Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Wash.
School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.

Azwidihwi Takalani (A)

Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Wash.
Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Imke Engelbrecht (I)

Right to Care, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Nigel Garrett (N)

CAPRISA, Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, Durban, South Africa.
Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

Ameena Goga (A)

HIV Prevention Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.

Vernon Louw (V)

Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Division of Clinical Haematology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

Jessica Opie (J)

Division of Haematology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.

Barry Jacobson (B)

National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
the Department of Haematology and Molecular Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Ian Sanne (I)

Right to Care, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Linda Gail-Bekker (L)

Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

Glenda Gray (G)

South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.

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