2.79% of first dose recipients experienced a “Health Impact Event”

At a December 19, 2020 ACIP meeting, the CDC’s advisory board, Dr Thomas Clark presented slides which showed that more than 2 in 100 vaccinated were experiencing an adverse reaction. [1, 2]  At this time “272,001 doses of vaccine have been administered” in the US, of which some healthcare workers have experienced serious reactions. [4, 5]

The CDC’s V-safe Active Surveillance for COVID-19 Vaccines data slide showed of 112,807 registrants with a recorded 1st dose, 3,150 of these experienced a “Health Impact Event” which means they were “unable to perform normal daily activities, unable to work, required care from doctor or health care professional”.  That is 2.79% of vaccinated actively surveilled were adversely affected post injection of just the first dose. [3]