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Table 4 Solicited local adverse events within 14 days after vaccination

From: Immunogenicity and safety of a tetanus-diphtheria vaccine and a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine after concomitant vaccination in ≥ 50-year-old adults

Local reactions, No. (%)

Group 1 (N = 151)

Group 2 (N = 149)

Group 3 (N = 148)

p-value

Pain

 None

55 (36.4)

65 (43.6)

68 (45.9)

0.20

 Mild

84 (55.6)

73 (49.0)

76 (51.4)

 

 Moderate

12 (7.9)

10 (6.7)

3 (2.0)

 

 Severe

0 (0)

1 (0.7)

1 (0.7)

 

Tenderness

 None

55 (36.4)

54 (36.2)

59 (39.9)

0.09

 Mild

85 (56.3)

82 (55.0)

86 (58.1)

 

 Moderate

11 (7.3)

10 (6.7)

3 (2.0)

 

 Severe

0 (0)

3 (2.0)

0 (0)

 

Redness diameter

 0 mm

99 (65.6)

108 (72.5)

117 (79.0)

0.12

 1–9 mm

12 (7.9)

9 (6.0)

9 (6.1)

 

 ≥ 10 mm

40 (26.5)

32 (21.5)

22 (14.9)

 

Swelling diameter

 0 mm

111 (73.5)

114 (76.5)

123 (83.1)

0.32

 1–9 mm

14 (9.3)

15 (10.1)

9 (6.1)

 

 ≥ 10 mm

26 (17.2)

20 (13.4)

16 (10.8)

 
  1. Group 1: Tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine + PCV13 administered concomitantly
  2. Group 2: PCV13 administered alone
  3. Group 3: Td vaccine administered alone