| Abstrakt: |
COVID-19 vaccines are breakthrough to reduce the unprecedented global pandemic; however, misinformation on their efficacy and Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) may impede vaccine uptake. The objective of this study was to evaluate the COVID-19 vaccination compliance rate and AEFI among members of the Health Sciences Faculties (HSF) of our university. An online, cross-sectional, self-administered, structured questionnaire was distributed to the members of the HSF, SEGI University to study the demographic characteristics, history of infection, type of vaccine received, AEFI, duration, and hospitalization. Convenience sampling and descriptive statistics were employed. The Chi-square test was used to compare the postvaccination AEs among the CoronaVac® group, Pfizer-BioNTech group, and AstraZeneca group and a p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. About 347 members responded to the survey. Following the first dose, one participant each from the Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca group tested positive for COVID-19. Following the second dose, two participants from the Pfizer-BioNTech contracted COVID-19 infection. Pain at the injection site (45.2%) and swelling (50.0%) were significantly more common in the Pfizer-BioNTech group, whereas warmth (50.0%) was most experienced by those receiving AstraZeneca. After the second dose, headaches (51.8%), fatigue (50.5%), fever (58.6%), myalgia (51.6%), and chills (65.9%) were found to be the highest among recipients of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as compared to the rest. HSF members exhibited a good compliance rate with COVID-19 vaccination. Recipients of AstraZeneca experienced AEFI for a longer duration than the rest. Identification and reporting of the AEFI of COVID-19 vaccines are the need of the hour to encourage compliance to vaccination among members of the public. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
