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  • The COVID-19 vaccination campaign necessitated robust real-time safety monitoring.
  • Spontaneous reporting systems are crucial for detecting potential vaccine safety concerns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the utility of observed-to-expected (O/E) analysis for COVID-19 vaccine safety surveillance.
  • To identify key considerations for the design and interpretation of O/E analyses in pharmacovigilance.

Main Methods:

  • Observed-to-expected (O/E) analysis was employed, comparing reported adverse events post-vaccination to expected event rates in unvaccinated populations.
  • Methodology relies on established regulatory guidelines and scientific literature.

Main Results:

  • O/E analysis provided valuable real-time evidence on emerging safety concerns for COVID-19 vaccines.
  • The study highlighted critical factors influencing the reliability of O/E analyses.

Conclusions:

  • Harmonized and stratified data collection for vaccine exposure and spontaneous reports is essential.
  • Accurate background incidence rates for adverse events of special interest are crucial for interpretable O/E analyses.
  • Lessons learned from COVID-19 vaccine safety monitoring are generalizable to future pharmacovigilance efforts.