A questionnaire-based survey on experience of side effects of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Andhra Pradesh, India

Autor: Aleti Lakshmi Manohari, Lohitha Polisetty, Smita Padhy, D.S.S. Girijavani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health, Vol 10, Iss 3 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2277-9604
Popis: Introduction Immunization is one of the most effective and cost-effective health measures for controlling infectious diseases. This study developed and implemented a questionnaire to determine COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Visakhapatnam, India, and to study the influence of medically attended adverse events (MAEs) experienced by them on their willingness to consider taking the second vaccine dose. The purpose of the study was to evaluate safety and immunogenicity of the COVAXIN® and COVISHIELD® vaccines in HCWs aged ?18 years and their attitudes towards vaccination based on their own experiences.
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