In 2021, Poles vaccinated against COVID-19 with at least one dose of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccine most often reported injection site pain and increased temperature as side effects. Those vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine most often reported increased temperature and muscle and joint pain. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.
Share of COVID-19 vaccinated with post-vaccine side effects in Poland in 2021, by type of vaccine
Characteristic
Pfizer-BioNTech
Moderna
AstraZeneca
Pain at injection site, arm, hand pain
13%
19%
10%
Increased temperature
9%
18%
25%
Muscle aches, joint aches, pains in muscles and bones
4%
4%
14%
Weakness, fatigue
4%
10%
9%
Headache
3%
4%
8%
Feeling unwell, faintness, disorientation
2%
4%
3%
Shivering
2%
3%
7%
Redness at injection site, bruising, swelling
1%
4%
1%
Dizziness
1%
1%
0.4%
Symptoms of colds and flu
1%
3%
3%
Problems with the digestive system - nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
1%
1%
1%
Cardiovascular problems - high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythm
1%
1%
0%
Enlarged lymph nodes
1%
1%
0%
Other neurological problems: seizures, fainting, loss of consciousness
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Public Opinion Research Center. (July 1, 2021). Share of COVID-19 vaccinated with post-vaccine side effects in Poland in 2021, by type of vaccine [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258793/poland-side-effects-after-covid-19-vaccination-by-vaccine/
Public Opinion Research Center. "Share of COVID-19 vaccinated with post-vaccine side effects in Poland in 2021, by type of vaccine." Chart. July 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258793/poland-side-effects-after-covid-19-vaccination-by-vaccine/
Public Opinion Research Center. (2021). Share of COVID-19 vaccinated with post-vaccine side effects in Poland in 2021, by type of vaccine. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258793/poland-side-effects-after-covid-19-vaccination-by-vaccine/
Public Opinion Research Center. "Share of Covid-19 Vaccinated with Post-vaccine Side Effects in Poland in 2021, by Type of Vaccine." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258793/poland-side-effects-after-covid-19-vaccination-by-vaccine/
Public Opinion Research Center, Share of COVID-19 vaccinated with post-vaccine side effects in Poland in 2021, by type of vaccine Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258793/poland-side-effects-after-covid-19-vaccination-by-vaccine/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of COVID-19 vaccinated with post-vaccine side effects in Poland in 2021, by type of vaccine [Graph], Public Opinion Research Center, July 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258793/poland-side-effects-after-covid-19-vaccination-by-vaccine/
