Investigating Adherence to COVID-19 Vaccination and Serum Antibody Concentration among Hospital Workers-The Experience of an Italian Private Hospital.

ABSTRACT: SARS-CoV-2 transmission has been high, especially among healthcare workers worldwide during the first wave. Vaccination is recognized as the most effective approach to combat the pandemic, but hesitation to get vaccinated represents an obstacle. Another important issue is the duration of protection after administration of the full vaccination cycle. Based on these premises, we conducted a study to evaluate vaccination adherence and the anti-S antibodies levels among hospital workers, from January to March, 2021. To assess adherence, an anonymous questionnaire was used. Anti-S antibody levels were obtained from the monitoring serological sample database. In total, 56.2% of the unvaccinated people did not report a previous infection from COVID-19. Among those who have not been vaccinated, 12

SUBMITTER: Forgeschi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8625988 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature