COVID-19 vaccine short-term adverse events in the real-life family practice in Krakow, Poland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In manufacturers' trials, vaccination against COVID-19 proved to be safe and effective. The officially reported frequency of vaccine adverse events (VAEs) in Poland is lower than that declared by the manufacturers. The anti-vaccination activists questioned the trustworthiness of official data.

Objectives

The aim was to explore the real-life prevalence of VAEs in general practice settings and the factors that may influence it.

Methods

In this pragmatic, mixed prospective and retrospective study, patients vaccinated against COVID-19 between May and October 2021 in three GP practices in Krakow, Poland, were enrolled. Their demographic (age, sex, level of education) and clinical data (weight and height, smoking status, history of allergies, COVID-19 and chronic

SUBMITTER: Oleszczyk M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10249448 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature