Prevalence of COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects among Healthcare Workers in the Czech Republic.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 vaccine side effects have a fundamental role in public confidence in the vaccine and its uptake process. Thus far, the evidence on vaccine safety has exclusively been obtained from the manufacturer-sponsored studies; therefore, this study was designed to provide independent evidence on Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine side effects. A cross-sectional survey-based study was carried out between January and February 2021 to collect data on the side effects following the COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in the Czech Republic. The study used a validated questionnaire with twenty-eight multiple-choice items covering the participants' demographic data, medical anamneses, COVID-19-related anamneses, general, oral, and skin-related side effects. Injection site pain (89.8%), fatigue

SUBMITTER: Riad A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8037149 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature