Cutaneous adverse events following 771 doses of the inactivated and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines: A survey study among health care providers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

As Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) still continues to affect humanity worldwide, different types of COVID-19 vaccines are being administered to maintain immunization against COVID-19. As both the inactivated and mRNA vaccines are now being applied prevalently, systemic adverse events along with cutaneous side effects are frequently being reported in the literature.

Aim

In our study, we aimed to determine the cutaneous adverse effects of the inactivated (Sinovac-CoronaVac) and mRNA (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccines in healthcare providers in a tertiary referral hospital.

Methods

A web-based survey consisting of 26 questions related to the systemic and cutaneous side effects of the inactivated and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, was formed. The online questionnaire was

SUBMITTER: Bostan E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9350229 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature