Most children aged 5 to 11 did not experience a reaction after receiving the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, according to new figures from the Ministry of Health.
The Post Vaccine Symptom Check survey of nearly 18,000 parents and caregivers identified no new safety concerns for the child vaccine, the ministry said in a statement.
National Immunisation Programme spokesman Dr Tim Hanlon said just 21% of caregivers reported their child experienced a reaction after their vaccination.
"The most commonly reported reactions were tiredness, a reaction at the injection site, headaches and body pain. These are all known and expected side effects.
"For tamariki who missed school or other daily activities, the majority were reported to have missed one day or less after their vaccination. Less than 1% of tamariki visited a doctor after vaccination."
The responses were gathered by a text message survey to a random selection of the population after their vaccination.
More than 260,000 children have received at least one dose of vaccine since the rollout began in January.
