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COVID-19 vaccination experience among United States dental professionals and students: Safety, confidence, concerns, and side effects.
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- Enhancing COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Within Scotland Black, African, and Caribbean Communities and Lessons for Future Vaccination Programmes.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- COVID-19 Vaccination in Canadian Dental Schools.Journal of public health dentistry · 2025Article
- A scoping review of active, participant centred, digital adverse events following immunization (AEFI) surveillance of WHO approved COVID-19 vaccines: A Canadian immunization Research Network study.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Article
- Individual and social determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake in Northwest Syria.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Assessment of adverse events among healthcare workers following the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in Tigray, Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A study to assess the severity and risk of COVID-19 breakthrough infection in admitted SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated individual.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- COVID-19 booster dose vaccination of healthcare workers in Qatar: A web-based cross-sectional survey.Public health challenges · 2023Article
- Assessing How Risk Communication Surveillance Prompts COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Internet Users by Applying the Situational Theory of Problem Solving: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Adverse Reactions of COVID-19 Vaccines: A Scoping Review of Observational Studies.International journal of general medicine · 2023Article
- A retrospective analysis of clinically confirmed long post-COVID vaccination syndrome.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2022Article
- COVID-19 vaccination side effects among the child age group: a large cross-sectional online based survey in Saudi Arabia.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Observational
- A Case Report: Long Post-COVID Vaccination Syndrome During the Eleven Months After the Third Moderna Dose.Cureus · 2022Article
- COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infection among fully vaccinated healthcare workers in Duhok governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan: A retrospective cohort study.Journal of medical virology · 2022Article
- COVID-19 Vaccination Trends and Side Effects among Egyptian Hemodialysis Patients: A Multicenter Survey Study.Vaccines · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the COVID-19 vaccination experience among United States-based dental professionals and students: to understand their beliefs, concerns, safety and confidence levels, and side effects experienced after vaccination; striving to boost vaccination acceptability to curtail the pandemic.
methodsAn observational survey study approved by The University of Texas Health San Antonio Institutional Review Board was distributed to members of the School of Dentistry community using Qualtrics XM software. The survey was completed anonymously. Data were analyzed using R statistical computing software, χ2 test and Fisher's Exact test.
resultsOver 80% of all participants felt moderately to very safe working after the COVID-19 vaccine was made available, and more than 75% were moderately to very confident that the vaccine can protect them during the pandemic. At least 35% were moderately to very concerned about immediate and long-term side effects of the vaccine; despite the concerns, 94% received the vaccine. Side effects were more common after the second dose of the vaccine. Most common side effects were injection site pain, and general side effects of fatigue/tiredness, headache, muscle/body ache, and chills/fever. 74% reported no effect of the vaccine on daily activities, and the severity of side effects no worse than mild (about 60%).
conclusionsMajority of the participants felt safe and confident that the vaccine would protect them against COVID-19 infection. Sharing these findings and reliable information that the vaccine is safe and effective is paramount to fostering the vaccine uptake and curtailing the pandemic. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Findings of this study demonstrated the confidence of the UT Health San Antonio, School of Dentistry community that the benefits of the vaccines greatly outweigh the risks; boosting the vaccination acceptance while creating a COVID-19 free environment both for the academic dental setting and the community it serves.
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