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Table 4 COVID-19 vaccination profile

From: COVID-19 vaccination side effects among the child age group: a large cross-sectional online based survey in Saudi Arabia

Variable

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Has anyone else in the family had corona virus diseases?

 Yes

2612

64.2

Has any other family member received the COVID-19 vaccine?

 The father only

142

3.5

 The mother only

208

5.1

  Both

3609

88.7

 None

110

2.7

Have all of your children (who are and are allowed to receive the vaccine) received the COVID-19 vaccine?

 No, none of them received the vaccine even though they were allowed to take it

696

17.1

 Yes, all those who meet the conditions receive the vaccine

2869

70.5

 Yes, but some of them did not receive the vaccine despite the application of the necessary conditions for taking the vaccine

505

12.4

 If your answer was yes for the previous question, how many doses of the COVID-91 vaccine did your child(ren) have? (n = 3373)

  One dose

557

16.5

  Two doses

2816

83.5

Did your child(ren) have any side effects after getting the vaccine? (n = 3373)

 No, none of them suffered from side effects

1673

49.6

 Yes, some of them experienced side effects

1235

36.6

 Yes, they all experienced side effects

465

13.8

Do your children have the same side effects? (n = 1700)

 No, it was different from one child to another

804

47.3

 Yes, they all had the same symptoms

896

52.7

When did your child/children’s symptoms start after getting the vaccine? (n = 1700)

 After 1 day

1341

78.9

 After 2 days

260

15.3

 After more than 3 days

97

5.7

What is the average duration of side effects in your children? (n = 1700)

 1–3 days

1117

65.7

 3–5 days

337

19.8

 5–7 days

141

8.3

 1–4 weeks

39

2.3

 More than 1 month

68

4.0