COVID-19 Booster Doses: A Multi-Center Study Reflecting Healthcare Providers' Perceptions

Hager Salah¹, Israa Sinan², Omar Alsamani^{1

3}, Lamyaa Samir Abdelghani¹, May Hassan ElLithy¹, Nazar Bukamal⁴, Huda Jawad⁵, Raghda R S Hussein^{6

7}, Marwa O Elgendy^{8

9}, Al Shaimaa Ibrahim Rabie^{10

11}, Doaa Mahmoud Khalil¹², Amira S A Said^{6

13}, Mohammad M AlAhmad¹³, Azza Khodary¹⁴

Affiliations

¹ Pharmaceutical Services Department, King Hamad University Hospital, Al Sayh 24343, Bahrain.
² Education and Proficiency Centre, King Hamad University Hospital, Al Sayh 24343, Bahrain.
³ Pharmacy Program, Allied Health Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Bahrain, Manama 32038, Bahrain.
⁴ Cardiothoracic ICU and Anesthesia Department, Mohammed Bin Khalifa Specialist Cardiac Center, Awali 183261, Bahrain.
⁵ Allied Health Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Bahrain, Manama 32038, Bahrain.
⁶ Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62521, Egypt.
⁷ Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6 University, 6th October City 12511, Egypt.
⁸ Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nahda University (NUB), Beni-Suef 62521, Egypt.
⁹ Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62521, Egypt.
¹⁰ Clinical Pharmacy Department, Faiyum Oncology Center, Fayium 63511, Egypt.
¹¹ Clinical Nutrition Department, Fayium Health Insurance Authority, Fayium 63511, Egypt.
¹² Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62514, Egypt.
¹³ Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 112612, United Arab Emirates.
¹⁴ Mental Health Department, Faculty of Education, Helwan University, Helwan 11795, Egypt.

PMID: 37376450
PMCID: PMC10305634
DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11061061

COVID-19 Booster Doses: A Multi-Center Study Reflecting Healthcare Providers' Perceptions

Hager Salah et al. Vaccines (Basel). 2023.

. 2023 Jun 4;11(6):1061.

doi: 10.3390/vaccines11061061.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Pharmaceutical Services Department, King Hamad University Hospital, Al Sayh 24343, Bahrain.
² Education and Proficiency Centre, King Hamad University Hospital, Al Sayh 24343, Bahrain.
³ Pharmacy Program, Allied Health Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Bahrain, Manama 32038, Bahrain.
⁴ Cardiothoracic ICU and Anesthesia Department, Mohammed Bin Khalifa Specialist Cardiac Center, Awali 183261, Bahrain.
⁵ Allied Health Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Bahrain, Manama 32038, Bahrain.
⁶ Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62521, Egypt.
⁷ Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6 University, 6th October City 12511, Egypt.
⁸ Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nahda University (NUB), Beni-Suef 62521, Egypt.
⁹ Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62521, Egypt.
¹⁰ Clinical Pharmacy Department, Faiyum Oncology Center, Fayium 63511, Egypt.
¹¹ Clinical Nutrition Department, Fayium Health Insurance Authority, Fayium 63511, Egypt.
¹² Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62514, Egypt.
¹³ Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 112612, United Arab Emirates.
¹⁴ Mental Health Department, Faculty of Education, Helwan University, Helwan 11795, Egypt.

PMID: 37376450
PMCID: PMC10305634
DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11061061

Abstract

(1) Background: During 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic was threatening healthcare services and workers, and acquiring immunity was an option to stop or limit the burden of this pandemic. Herd immunity was a top priority worldwide as the virus was spreading rapidly. It was estimated that 67% of the total global population should be immunized against COVID-19 to achieve herd immunity. The aim of the current study is to investigate different perceptions of healthcare workers in the Kingdom of Bahrain and Egypt using an online survey in an attempt to evaluate their awareness and concerns regarding new variants and booster doses. (2) Methods: This study conducted a survey on healthcare workers in the Kingdom of Bahrain and Egypt about their perception and concerns on the COVID-19 vaccines. (3) Results: The study found that out of 389 healthcare workers 46.1% of the physicians were not willing to take the booster doses (p = 0.004). Physicians also did not support taking the COVID-19 vaccine as an annual vaccine (p = 0.04). Furthermore, to assess the association between the type of vaccine taken with the willingness of taking a booster vaccine, healthcare workers beliefs on vaccine effectiveness (p = 0.001), suspension or contact with patients (p = 0.000), and infection after COVID-19 vaccination (p = 0.016) were significant. (4) Conclusion: Knowledge about vaccine accreditation and regulation should be dispersed more widely to ensure that the population has a positive perception on vaccine safety and effectiveness.

Keywords: COVID-19; booster doses; healthcare workers; vaccines.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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**Figure 1**
Participant Demographics Data.

**Figure 2**
Types of vaccines taken by healthcare workers.

**Figure 3**
Side effects reported by healthcare workers.

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