Association between Overweight/Obesity and the Safety and Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccination: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to appraise the interrelation between overweight/obesity and the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination by synthesizing the currently available evidence.

Methods

A systematic review of published studies on the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine in people who were overweight or obese was conducted. Databases including Embase, Medline Epub (Ovid), PsychInfo (Ovid), Web of Science, PubMed, CINAHL, and Google Scholar were searched to identify relevant studies. The databases of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) were also searched for relevant unpublished and gray literature.

Results

Fifteen studies were included in the review. All the included studies used observational study de

SUBMITTER: Fu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10223724 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature