VigiAccess was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2015 to provide public access to information in VigiBase, the WHO global database of reported potential side effects of medicinal products.
Side effects – known technically as adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) – are reported by national pharmacovigilance centres or national drug regulatory authorities that are members of the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring (PIDM).
WHO PIDM was created in 1968 to ensure the safer and more effective use of medicinal products.
Link to website is here to check for yourselves…VigiAccess
Special note regarding COVID-19 vaccine data
To see VigiBase data on COVID-19 vaccines, search for “covid-19 vaccine”.
Please note that VigiAccess, as a result of the terminology used to structure the information, will group the data for vaccines by disease (for example, “Measles vaccine”, “Mumps vaccine”). This means that even searches for exact tradenames, such as “Comirnaty” or “Covishield”, will result in the total number of cases reported for all COVID-19 vaccines. It is not possible in VigiAccess to separate the numbers for specific vaccines.
Distribution
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs)
- Blood and lymphatic system disorders (88967)
- Cardiac disorders (108468)
- Congenital, familial and genetic disorders (1191)
- Ear and labyrinth disorders (73537)
- Endocrine disorders (3003)
- Eye disorders (80958)
- Gastrointestinal disorders (454963)
- General disorders and administration site conditions (1344552)
- Hepatobiliary disorders (4391)
- Immune system disorders (30921)
- Infections and infestations (148058)
- Injury, poisoning and procedural complications (107113)
- Investigations (299007)
- Metabolism and nutrition disorders (50210)
- Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders (647069)
- Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) (3256)
- Nervous system disorders (952822)
- Pregnancy, puerperium and perinatal conditions (4921)
- Product issues (3656)
- Psychiatric disorders (104221)
- Renal and urinary disorders (17730)
- Reproductive system and breast disorders (85797)
- Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders (233274)
- Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders (303701)
- Social circumstances (15418)
- Surgical and medical procedures (19664)
- Vascular disorders (119464)
Geographical distribution
| Continent | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 60014 | 3 |
| Americas | 829598 | 38 |
| Asia | 136272 | 6 |
| Europe | 1108803 | 50 |
| Oceania | 67164 | 3 |
Age group distribution
| Age group | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 0 – 27 days | 301 | 0 |
| 28 days to 23 months | 1327 | 0 |
| 2 – 11 years | 1580 | 0 |
| 12 – 17 years | 31540 | 1 |
| 18 – 44 years | 866558 | 39 |
| 45 – 64 years | 691374 | 31 |
| 65 – 74 years | 211170 | 10 |
| ? 75 years | 142135 | 6 |
| Unknown | 255866 | 12 |
Patient sex distribution
| Sex | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 1517989 | 69 |
| Male | 655422 | 30 |
| Unknown | 28440 | 1 |
ADR reports per year
| Year | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2199476 | 100 |
| 2020 | 2259 | 0 |
| 2019 | 83 | 0 |
| 2018 | 29 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |