Incidence of adverse events of the Covid-19 vaccine in a population of kidney transplant recipients

Abstract

Introducción: Early published series suggest that most renal transplant recipients remain at high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection due to poor humoral response after vaccination. The aim was to study the occurrence of adverse events after two doses of mRNA-1273 vaccine in a population of renal transplant recipients.

Material and Method: Analytical, observational, and prospective study. Subjects were injected with two doses of mRNA-1273 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 according to the schedule established by the laboratory. After injection of each dose, and up to 72 hours later, participants recorded local and/or systemic symptoms and their intensity.

Results: 187 patients were included. Eighteen percent of them became infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the pre-vaccination period or between the 1st and 2nd dose. The incidence of adverse events was 91.2%. Of these, the incidence of local (62%) was higher than that of systemic (55%). Past infection was a risk factor for the occurrence of local adverse events after vaccination (OR= 2.4; p=0.045). The same association was detected for systemic adverse events, which were more frequent among those who had passed the disease (OR=3.83; p=0.003).

Conclusions: The mRNA-1273 vaccine does not appear to cause serious side effects. The incidence of local and systemic adverse events was higher in those patients with past disease.