Awareness of health care workers regarding COVID-19 vaccine in a tertiary care hospital-a knowledge, attitude, and practice study

ABSTRACT

Inactivated COVID Vaccine;COVID 19;Healthcare Worker;Vaccination;Knowledge;Attitude and Practices INTRODUCTION Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus-2novel coronavirus termed as COVID 19 is a major outbreak which was deleterious globally created a fast spreading respiratory infectious disease that caused the SARS. MATERIALS AND METHODS Study Site and Design This is a hospital-based, Observational cross-sectional study done in Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Teaching hospital, Hassan, Karnataka. [...]knowing the acceptability and willingness to take the vaccines becomes an important factor for the better usage of vaccines. [2] mentioned that developing a vaccine quickly requires a new pandemic protocol, with a prompt start and many steps executed in parallel before confirming a result of another step, hence might elevate financial risk. Since China confirmed the outbreak of disease in Wuhan the vaccine procurement was necessary and needed a fast production.