The Gender Impact Assessment among Healthcare Workers in the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination-An Analysis of Serological Response and Side Effects
| Autor: | Matteo Moro, Chiara Di Resta, Eleonora Sabetta, Davide Ferrari, Alberto Ambrosio, Massimo Minerva, Rossella Tomaiuolo, Marco Viganò, Massimo Locatelli |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Di Resta, C., Ferrari, D., Vigano, M., Moro, M., Sabetta, E., Minerva, M., Ambrosio, A., Locatelli, M., Tomaiuolo, R. |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) gender impact assessment Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Immunology Population Article Serology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Drug Discovery Health care Medicine Pharmacology (medical) 030212 general & internal medicine Side effects education Vaccination coverage Pharmacology education.field_of_study vaccination coverage business.industry Impact assessment Antibody titer COVID-19 Vaccination side effects 030104 developmental biology Infectious Diseases Gender impact assessment business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Vaccines Volume 9 Issue 5 Vaccines, Vol 9, Iss 522, p 522 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2076-393X |
| Popis: | Healthcare professionals are considered to be at high risk of exposure and spread of SARS-CoV-2, and have therefore been considered a priority group in COVID-19 vaccination campaign strategies. However, it must be assumed that the immune response is influenced by numerous factors, including sex and gender. The analysis of these factors is an impact element for stratifying the population and targeting the vaccination strategy. Therefore, a large cohort of healthcare workers participating in the Italian vaccination campaign against SARS-CoV-2 has been studied to establish the impact of sex and gender on vaccination coverage using the Gender Impact Assessment approach. This study shows a significant difference in the antibody titers among different age and sex groups, with a clear decreasing trend in antibody titers in the older age groups. Overall, the serological values were significantly higher in females the reported side effects are more frequent in females than in males. Therefore, disaggregated data point out how the evaluation of gender factors could be essential in COVID-19 vaccination strategies. On this biomedical and social basis, suggestions are provided to improve the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination campaign in healthcare professionals. Still, they could be adapted to other categories and contexts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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