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

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

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE