MANILA, Philippines — Some 7,469 or 3.11 percent of 240,297 health workers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 reported experiencing adverse effects following immunization (AEFI), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo said Thursday.
Of the 167,798 health workers who received Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac, Domingo said 2.21 percent experienced any adverse effects.
Meanwhile, Domingo said 5.19 percent experienced adverse effects from the 72,499 health workers who have been inoculated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.
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