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Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines Primer Doses: Experience of Saudi Healthcare Workers Participating in CoVaST-SA.

Abanoub Riad, Safa S Alsaad, Ali A Almurikhi, Fayez A Alzahrani, Ali M Alghamdi, Esra H Alzaid, Miloslav Klugar

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Article in Vaccines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Abanoub RiadCzech National Centre for Evidence-Based Healthcare and Knowledge Translation (Cochrane Czech Republic, Czech EBHC: JBI Centre of Excellence, Masaryk University GRADE Centre), Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-5918-8966
Safa S AlsaadDepartment of Family Medicine, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam 32253, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6345-1114
Ali A AlmurikhiDepartment of Family Medicine, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam 32253, Saudi Arabia.
Fayez A AlzahraniDepartment of Family Medicine, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam 32253, Saudi Arabia.
Ali M AlghamdiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam 32253, Saudi Arabia.
Esra H AlzaidDepartment of Family Medicine, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam 32253, Saudi Arabia.
Miloslav KlugarCzech National Centre for Evidence-Based Healthcare and Knowledge Translation (Cochrane Czech Republic, Czech EBHC: JBI Centre of Excellence, Masaryk University GRADE Centre), Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-2804-7295
King Fahad Specialist Hospital · SAMasaryk University · CZ

Funding

Ministry of Education Youth and Sports LX22NPO5101
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSide effects emerging after COVID-19 vaccines may adversely impact public confidence in vaccines. Therefore, this study was designed to explore the short-term side effects of COVID-19 vaccines as a part of the COVID-19 Vaccines Safety Tracking (CoVaST) study.

methodsA cross-sectional survey-based study was carried out to collect data from healthcare workers (HCWs) in Saudi Arabia. The study was initiated between June and December 2021. A validated questionnaire was used in this study consisting of four categories, including demographic characteristics and medical anamnesis of the participants, COVID-19-associated anamnesis, and side effects of vaccine uptake.

resultsThe study included 1039 participants, of which 70.2% were females, and their median age was 34. About 82.9% and 52.3% of the participants reported a minimum of both one local and systemic side effect, respectively. Females, young participants (≤34 years old), and non-obese participants had more potential to disclose post-vaccination side effects than their counterparts. Heterologous schedules and viral vector-based vaccines were linked with a greater rate of systemic side effects, whereas homologous vaccination schedules and mRNA-based vaccines were linked with a greater rate of local side effects.

conclusionFuture studies on COVID-19 vaccines should focus on the role of BMI, previous infection, and vaccination schedule in terms of vaccine safety and reactogenicity.

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CoVaSTCOVID-19 vaccinesdrug-related side effects and adverse reactionshealth personnelSaudi Arabia

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