Table 1 Top 20 COVID-19 vaccines in use.

1

Pfizer BioNTech - Comirnaty

5,341,277

28.55

mRNA, modified

2 doses, 3 weeks apart

Pain at the injection site, Fatigue, Headache, Chills, Myalgia

2

Moderna - Spikevax

3,229,743

17.26

mRNA, modified

2 doses, 1 month apart

Injection site pain/swelling/erythema, Fatigue, Headache, Myalgia, Arthralgia, Nausea/vomiting, Axillary swelling/tenderness, Fever, Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia

3

AstraZeneca - Vaxzevria

2,142,294

11.45

Viral vector

2 doses, 8–12 weeks apart

Redness at the injection site, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Fever, Swelling, Low levels of blood platelets

4

SII - Covishield

1,675,068

8.95

Viral vector

2 doses, 8–12 weeks apart

Redness at the injection site, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Fever, Swelling, Low levels of blood platelets

5

Sinovac - CoronaVac

1,405,002

7.51

Inactivated virus

2 doses, 4 weeks apart

Injection site pain/swelling/erythema, Fatigue, Headache, Myalgia, Arthralgia, Nausea, Diarrhea, Cough, Chill, Pruritus, Loss of appetite, Rhinorrhea, Sore throat, Nasal congestion, Abdominal pain

6

Janssen - Ad26.COV 2-S

1,354,644

7.24

Viral vector

single dose

Injection site pain/swelling/redness, Headache, Fatigue, Myalgia, Nausea, Coughing, Joint pain, Fever, Chills, Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia

7

Novavax-NUVAXOVID

927,553

4.96

Protein subunit

2 doses, 3 weeks apart

Injection site pain/tenderness, Fatigue, Headache, Myalgia, Joint pain

8

Beijing CNBG - BBIBP-CorV

852,614

4.56

Inactivated virus

2 doses, 3–4 weeks apart

Injection site pain, Fatigue, Lethargy, Tenderness, Fever

9

Bharat - Covaxin

384,400

2.05

Inactivated virus

2 doses, 4 weeks apart

Injection site pain/swelling, Fever, Headaches, Irritability

10

Shifa - COVIran Barakat

350,000

1.87

Inactivated virus

2 doses, 4 weeks apart

N.A.

11

Medicago - VLP

304,000

1.63

Virus-like particles

2 doses, 3 weeks apart

Injection site pain/swelling, Chills, Fatigue, Joint aches, Headache, Mild fever, Muscle aches, Nasal congestionSore throat, Cough, Nausea, Diarrhea

12

Sanofi GSK - Vidprevtyn

302,880

1.62

Protein subunit

2 doses, 3 weeks apart

N.A.

13

Gamaleya - Gam-Covid-Vac

270,116

1.44

Viral vector

2 doses, 3 weeks apart

Injection site pain/swelling/erythema, Fatigue, Headache, Myalgia, Arthralgia, Nausea/vomiting, Axillary swelling/tenderness, Fever,

14

Curevac - CVnCoV

79,780

0.43

mRNA, unmodified

2 doses, 4 weeks apart

Fatigue, Headache, Chills, Muscle pain, Fever

15

CanSino - Convidecia

28,730

0.15

Viral vector

single dose

Headaches, Fatigue, Injection site reactions

16

Finlay - Soberana-02

26,200

0.14

Conjugate vaccine

2 doses, 4 weeks apart

Injection site pain, Inflammation at the injection site, General discomfort

17

Vaxine-SpikoGen

18,000

0.10

Recombinant protein

2 doses, 3 weeks apart

Injection site pain/erythema/swelling/induration, Axillary swelling/tenderness ipsilateral to the side of injection, Fever, Headache, Fatigue, Myalgia, Arthralgia, Nausea, Vomiting, Chills

18

Gamaleya - Sputnik-Light

5,835

0.03

Viral vector

single dose

Mild pain at the injection site, Fever, Headaches, Fatigue, Muscle aches

19

Chumakov - Covi-Vac

3,012

0.02

Inactivated virus

2 doses, 2 weeks apart

N.A.

20

Valneva - VLA2001

2,232

0.01

Inactivated virus

2 doses, 4 weeks apart

Redness at the injection site, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Fever, Swelling, Less side effects