B0360 - Adverse Events and Serological Responses Following SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Individuals With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Ante Markovinovic, BA¹, Michelle Herauf, BSc¹, Joshua Quan, BKin¹, Lindsay Hracs, PhD¹, Joseph Windsor, PhD¹, Nastaran Sharifi, MD¹, Stephanie Coward, PhD¹, Léa Caplan, BHSc¹, Christopher Ma, MD¹, Remo Panaccione, MD¹, Richard Ingram, MD, PhD¹, Jamil Kanji, MD¹, Graham Tipples, PhD², Jessalyn Holodinsky, PhD¹, Charles Bernstein, MD³, Douglas Mahoney, PhD¹, Sasha Bernatsky, MD⁴, Eric Benchimol, MD, PhD⁵, Gilaad Kaplan, MD, MPH^1
1University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; ³University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; ⁴McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada; ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Introduction: The rapid development and distribution of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines has raised concerns surrounding vaccine safety in immunocompromised populations, such as those with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We described adverse events (AEs) following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in those with IBD and to determine any relationship of AEs to post-vaccination antibody titres.

Methods: Individuals with IBD from a prospective cohort in Calgary, Canada who received a first, second, third, and/or fourth dose of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and/or AstraZeneca) were assessed for serological response and interviewed via telephone for AEs using questions based on the Adverse Events Following Immunization form. Subsequently, we used the Wilcoxon rank-sum test to analyze AEs and geometric mean titers (GMT). Interview and chart review were used to assess a flare of IBD within 30 days of vaccination.

Results: Table 1 describes characteristics of individuals with IBD following the first dose (n=331), second dose (n=331), third dose (n=195), and fourth dose (n=100) of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. AEs were reported in 83.3% of participants after first dose, 79.1% following second dose, 77.4% following third dose, and 67.0% following fourth dose (Table 1). Injection site reaction (pain, redness, etc.) was the most common AE (50.8% of total AEs), with fatigue and malaise (18.1% of total AEs), headache and migraine (8.6% of total AEs), musculoskeletal discomfort (8.2% of total AEs), and fever and chills (6.5% of total AEs) also commonly reported. Only one participant was diagnosed with a severe AE requiring hospitalization: immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) following their second dose of a Pfizer vaccine. No cases of IBD flare occurred within 30 days of a vaccine. Analysis found elevated GMT levels in those with injection site reactions compared to those without injection site reactions following all four doses, with second dose serological responses being statistically significantly different (8614/mL vs 6841 AU/mL [p< 0.05], respectively) (Figure 1).

Discussion: AEs following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination are generally mild and become less common with each consecutive dose. Antibody titres may be higher for participants who report injection site reactions compared to those without injections site reactions after second dose. Vaccines did not appear to be associated with a flare of IBD within 30 days of vaccination.




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Ante Markovinovic, BA¹, Michelle Herauf, BSc¹, Joshua Quan, BKin¹, Lindsay Hracs, PhD¹, Joseph Windsor, PhD¹, Nastaran Sharifi, MD¹, Stephanie Coward, PhD¹, Léa Caplan, BHSc¹, Christopher Ma, MD¹, Remo Panaccione, MD¹, Richard Ingram, MD, PhD¹, Jamil Kanji, MD¹, Graham Tipples, PhD², Jessalyn Holodinsky, PhD¹, Charles Bernstein, MD³, Douglas Mahoney, PhD¹, Sasha Bernatsky, MD⁴, Eric Benchimol, MD, PhD⁵, Gilaad Kaplan, MD, MPH¹. B0360 - Adverse Events and Serological Responses Following SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Individuals With Inflammatory Bowel Disease, ACG 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts. Charlotte, NC: American College of Gastroenterology.