Comparison of Incidence and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers in the Prevaccination and Post-vaccination Periods: A Real-world Impact Study

Aim:Real-life data on the effect of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination is limited. We aimed to compare the incidence of COVID-19 among healthcare workers (HCWs) in the pre-vaccination and post-vaccination periods during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify associated factors for COVID-19 development.Methods:In this single-center and cross-sectional study, HCWs employed in a tertiary care hospital were included. Pre-vaccination (14 October, 2020 and 14 January, 2021) and post-vaccination periods (1 March, 2021 and 1 June, 2021) were compared. A subgroup analysis was performed on HCWs without a previous history of COVID-19. Additionally, univariate regression analysis of COVID-19 development in the post-vaccination period was performed.Results:Of 2,922 HCWs, 2,096 (71.7%) were vaccinated. The incidence of COVID-19 was higher in the pre-vaccination period (16.3%) than in the post-vaccination (6.6%) (p<0.01). In the subgroup analysis, the incidence of COVID-19 was 16.6% in the pre-vaccination period and 8.1% in the post-vaccination period (p<0.01). Previous history of COVID-19 (p<0.01) and double-dose vaccination (p<0.01) were associated with a decreased risk of COVID-19 development.Conclusion:This study demonstrates the real-life impact of COVID-19 vaccination in reducing disease development and preventing poor clinical outcomes in a setting where the vaccination rate among HCWs was fairly low..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

Enthalten in:

Haseki Tıp Bülteni - 60(2022), 4, Seite 310-317

Sprache:

Englisch ; Türkisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Serkan Surme [VerfasserIn]
Betul Copur [VerfasserIn]
Osman Faruk Bayramlar [VerfasserIn]
Gulsah Tuncer [VerfasserIn]
Yusuf Emre Ozdemir [VerfasserIn]
Filiz Pehlivanoglu [VerfasserIn]
Gonul Sengoz [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Covid-19
Healthcare workers
Incidence
Medicine
Medicine (General)
R
Vaccination

doi:

10.4274/haseki.galenos.2022.8505

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ020582749