Incidence of COVID-19 infection among fully vaccinated employees of South Cotabato Provincial Hospital (SCPH) from May to October 2021

ABSTRACT

Background@#Incidents of COVID-19 infection after being fully vaccinated has been surfacing in the course of vaccinations. There is a common misconception that fully vaccinated individuals are immune to COVID-19 virus and thus cannot get infected. The risk for COVID-19 infection in fully vaccinated people could not be eliminated completely as long as the virus continues to spread throughout the community with the development of new strains.@*Objective@#This study aimed to determine the incidence of COVID-19 infection among fully vaccinated employees of South Cotabato Provincial Hospital (SCPH), City of Koronadal from May to October 2021.@*Methods@#This study employed non-comparative and descriptive research design to determine the incidence of COVID-19 infection among fully vaccinated employees of South Cotabato Provincial Hospital (SCPH) from May to October 2021. It determined the incidence of the disease in terms of severity, symptoms, and duration of symptoms with respect to Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines.@*Results@#Results showed that COVID-19 infections following a full dose of vaccine in hospital-based individuals were evident. Among the employees of SCPH who were inoculated by AstraZeneca and Sinovac, 18 and 141 respectively, were infected within six (6) months after the second dose. Females and those aged 35-54 years old have higher breakthrough infections than their counterparts. The Administrative and the Ward Departments ranked first and second with high percentages of COVID-19 breakthrough infections, respectively.@*Conclusion@#Therefore, COVID-19 infections among fully vaccinated respondents are prevalent with a relatively high infection of 159. Females and those aged 35-54 years old as well as Nurses, Nursing Attendants, and Administrative Staff are among those who had higher percentages of breakthrough infections.