Vaccination against COVID-19 among healthcare workers as a cocoon strategy for people living with HIV

Autor: Agata Skrzat-Klapaczyńska, Justyna Kowalska, Filip Fijołek, Marcin Paciorek, Carlo Bieńkowski, Dominika Krogulec, Andrzej Horban
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Virus Eradication, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 100377- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2055-6640
DOI: 10.1016/j.jve.2024.100377
Popis: Introduction: Healthcare professionals working in infectious disease units are often engaged in the care of patients with HIV infection. A cocoon vaccination strategy may protect those who are immunocompromised from a severe course of COVID-19. Methods: The research was conducted between January 2021 and June 2022. The study participants were 450 healthcare workers (HCWs) from the Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw who were vaccinated against COVID-19 with the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech) –, thefirst available type of vaccine in Poland. Sera were collected according to the schedule of the study. Statistical analyses were performed with non-parametric tests: Wilcoxon's test was used to compare dependent numerical variables, and Fisher's exact test and the Chi-squared test to compare categorical variables. A p value of
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