Prevention and management of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination using traditional Korean medicine: An online survey of public health doctors

Table 3 Managing coronavirus disease 2019 adverse events

No.	Question	Frequency (n = 93)	Percent (%)
1	Was medication taken to prevent adverse reactions prior to vaccination?
	None taken	58	62.37
	Herbal medicine	14	15.05
	Western medicine	13	13.98
	Both	8	8.60
2	How did you treat side effects after vaccination? (multiple choices are available)	Frequency (n = 90)
	No response	23	25.56
	Herbal medicine	52	57.78
	Western medicine	38	42.22
3	If you have taken medication after vaccination, how long have you been taking the medication? (regardless of the type)	Frequency (n = 90)
	None taken	24	26.67
	1 to 2 d	57	63.33
	More than 2 d	9	10.00
4	Did you use any Korean medicine modalities other than herbal medicine to treat side effects after vaccination?	Frequency (n = 90)
	Yes	3	3.33
	No	87	96.67
5	If yes in 5 above, which treatment other than herbal medicine did you receive for the COVID-19 side effects? (multiple answers allowed)	Frequency (n = 3)
	Acupuncture treatment	3	100.00
	Moxibustion treatment	0	0.00
	Cupping therapy	0	0.00
	Pharmacopuncture	0	0.00
	Chuna manual therapy	0	0.00
	Others	0	0.00

COVID-19: Coronavirus disease 2019.