Autor: |
Anusha Sultan Meo, Adeeba Masood, Usama Shabbir, Hubba Ali, Zeeshan Nadeem, Sultan Ayoub Meo, Abdullah Nasser Alshahrani, Saad AlAnazi, Abeer A Al-Masri, Thamir Al-Khlaiwi |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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Zdroj: |
Vaccines, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 105 (2023) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2076-393X |
DOI: |
10.3390/vaccines11010105 |
Popis: |
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease caused a highly problematic situation worldwide. Various vaccines were launched to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to investigate the adverse effects of first and second doses of the Sinopharm vaccine among vaccinated medical and dental students and healthcare workers. A well-established questionnaire was distributed online, and 414 medical and dental students and healthcare workers (HCW) comprising 355 females (85.7%) and 59 males (14.3%) participated; all were vaccinated with two doses of Sinopharm. The most common side effect was pain at the injection site after dose one in 253 respondents (61.3%) and after dose two in 161 respondents (38.9%). Other symptoms included general lethargy in 168 (40.6%), myalgia/body pain in 99 (23.9%), low-grade fever in 93 (22.4%), and headache in 87 (21%) respondents. Common side effects reported after the second dose of the vaccine following pain at the injection site included general lethargy in 21.3% (88), headache in 10.4% (43), myalgia/body pain in 9.9% (41), and low-grade fever in 6.1% (25) of the respondents. In conclusion, common adverse effects of the Sinopharm vaccine were pain at the injection site, general lethargy, myalgia, body pain, low-grade fever, and headache. These adverse effects were mild in intensity for both doses but slightly more frequent and severe for the first dose than the second dose. |
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