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Prevalence of COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects among Early-Vaccinated Healthcare Workers in Eastern Ethiopia.
Jarso, Godana; Gebi, Wassie; Abdo, Meyrema; Lemma, Misgana; Abebe, Endashaw; Lemessa, Bekana; Deressa, Biniyam Tefera.
  • Jarso G; Adama Hospital Medical College.
  • Gebi W; Adama Hospital Medical College.
  • Abdo M; Adama Hospital Medical College.
  • Lemma M; Adama Hospital Medical College.
  • Abebe E; Adama Hospital Medical College.
  • Lemessa B; Adama Hospital Medical College.
  • Deressa BT; Adama Hospital Medical College.
Ethiop J Health Sci ; 32(3): 473-484, 2022 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1903701
ABSTRACT

Background:

The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia launched the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in March 2021, with frontline healthcare workers as first-round recipients and a goal of vaccinating 20% of the population by the end of 2021. The study aims to estimate the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccination side effects among early vaccinated healthcare workers in Adama hospital medical college.

Methods:

A cross-sectional study was carried out between March and June 2021, following the vaccination of COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in Adama hospital medical college. The study used a structured self-administered questionnaire and additional telephone surveys on items covering the participants' demographic data, local and systemic manifestations after vaccination.

Results:

A total of 540 health care workers and supportive staff were enrolled in this study. The overall any-symptom report after the first dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV- 19 vaccine was 84.3%. The majority (39.6%) of participants had both systemic and local symptoms and 25.7% had only local and 18.9% had only systemic symptoms. Injection site pain was the most prevalent side effect symptom (64.1%), followed by fatigue (35.7%), headache (28.9%), joint pain (26.5%), and muscle pain (21.5%).

Conclusion:

Vaccine side effects were common and found to be well-tolerated among the recipients of the first dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 at Adama hospital medical college healthcare workers. The side effects were mainly mild to moderate. More side-effect profiles should be studied and disseminated to detect rare adverse reactions.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Health Personnel / Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Vaccines Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Ethiop J Health Sci Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Health Personnel / Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Vaccines Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Ethiop J Health Sci Year: 2022 Document Type: Article