The new events reported bring the total number of AEFI to 457 – just 0.8 per cent of the total number of doses given (55,143) to March 27. 443 were deemed non-serious.
Overall, of the 457 reports of adverse side effects to March 27, just 14 – 3 per cent – were deemed serious.
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Of 457 adverse event reports made following Covid-19 vaccination to March 27, only 14 – 3 per cent – were deemed serious. Eleven were allergic reactions.
Of these, 11 were allergic reactions.
An adverse event is considered serious if it is a “medically important” event or reaction; requires hospitalisation or prolongs an existing hospitalisation; causes persistent or significant disability or incapacity; is life-threatening; causes a congenital anomaly (birth defect); or results in death.