Safety and Adverse Effects of Inactive SARS-Cov-2 Vaccine (CoronaVac) in Health Care Professionals Authors Eda Celik Guzel Department of Family Medicine, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey Tulin Yildiz Department of Surgical Nursing, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey Onur Buyukkiyici Department of Family Medicine, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey Oyku Elvin Dombaz Department of Family Medicine, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.4844 Abstract Objective: To assess adverse effects post-vaccination in healthcare professionals in the first vaccinated group against coronavirus disease-2019. Method: The prospective study was conducted at the vaccination unit of a university hospital in Tekirdag, Turkey, from January to February 2021, and comprised healthcare professionals who came for receiving the second dose of the coronavirus disease-2019 inactivated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccine 28 days after the first dose. Data was analysed using SPSS 18. Results: Of the 1088 subjects, 714(65.6%) were female with mean age 29.85±9.2 years and 374(34.4%) were male with mean age 29.57±9.85 years. Overall, local pain in the vaccinated area 495(45.5%), fatigue 266(24.4%), headache 261(23.9%) and muscle pain 197(18.1%) were very common adverse effects. Conclusion: Inactivated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccine was found to be safe. Key Words: CoronaVac, Post-vaccination adverse effects, Healthcare professionals. Author Biographies Eda Celik Guzel, Department of Family Medicine, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Tekirdag Nam?k Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey Onur Buyukkiyici, Department of Family Medicine, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Tekirdag Nam?k Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey Oyku Elvin Dombaz, Department of Family Medicine, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Tekirdag Nam?k Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey Downloads Full Text Article Published 2022-08-15 How to Cite Guzel, E. C., Yildiz, T., Buyukkiyici, O. ., & Dombaz, O. E. . (2022). Safety and Adverse Effects of Inactive SARS-Cov-2 Vaccine (CoronaVac) in Health Care Professionals. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 72(9), 1792–1796. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.4844 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 72 No. 9 (2022): SEPTEMBER Section ORIGINAL ARTICLE