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. 2021 Oct:111:219-226.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.08.013. Epub 2021 Aug 9.

Side effects and perceptions following Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccination

Balsam Qubais Saeed  1 , Rula Al-Shahrabi  2 , Shaikha Salah Alhaj  2 , Zainab Mansour Alkokhardi  2 , Ahmed Omar Adrees  2
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Side effects and perceptions following Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccination

Balsam Qubais Saeed et al. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

Objectives: Vaccines are one of the best interventions developed for eradicating COVID-19. This study aimed to provide evidence on Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine side effects.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey study was conducted between January and April 2021 to collect data on the effects of the COVID-19 vaccine among individuals in the United Arab Emirates. Demographic data, vaccination and the response of people unwilling to take the COVID-19 vaccine were reported.

Results: Side effects post first vaccine dose of normal injection site pain, fatigue and headache were more common in participants aged ≤49 years versus >49 years, while pain at the vaccination site, fatigue, lethargy, headache and tenderness were the most common side effects post second dose in both groups. All side effects for both doses were more prevalent among participants aged ≤49 years. Side effects were more common in females compared with males for both doses. The most common reason for being unwilling to take the COVID-19 vaccine was that vaccines are not effective.

Conclusion: Post-vaccination side effects for the first and second doses were mild and predictable, and there were no hospitalization cases; this data will help reduce vaccine hesitancy.

Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine; Chronic diseases; Side effects; Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV; Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine; United Arab Emirates.

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