Evaluation of Prevalence of Side-Effects Associated with Booster Dose of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Mohammad Daud Ali, Leena Zakariya Almadan, Ruba Ahmed Alghamdi, Alanood Saleh Alghamdi, Sarah Ali Almarhoon, Yousif AM Hassan, Ayaz Ahmad, Sherihan Ahmad Ghosn, Nuzhat Banu, Zainab Eltrafi Department of Pharmacy, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Dammam, 34222, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondenc...

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Main Authors: Ali MD, Almadan LZ, Alghamdi RA, Alghamdi AS, Almarhoon SA, Hassan YAM, Ahmad A, Ghosn SA, Banu N, Eltrafi Z
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author Ali MD
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Alghamdi RA
Alghamdi AS
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Ahmad A
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Banu N
Eltrafi Z
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description Mohammad Daud Ali, Leena Zakariya Almadan, Ruba Ahmed Alghamdi, Alanood Saleh Alghamdi, Sarah Ali Almarhoon, Yousif AM Hassan, Ayaz Ahmad, Sherihan Ahmad Ghosn, Nuzhat Banu, Zainab Eltrafi Department of Pharmacy, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Dammam, 34222, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Mohammad Daud Ali, Department of Pharmacy, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Abdulrazaq Bin Hammam Street, Al Safa, Dammam, 34222, Saudi Arabia, Email dali.niper@gmail.comBackground: The purpose of this study was to examine the mild and moderate side‐effects experienced by the healthcare workers (HCWs) in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia after receiving the booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech/BNT162b2 COVID‐19 vaccine.Methods: We directed a descriptive cross-sectional study among adults living in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. A survey link was distributed through WhatsApp, SMS, or e-mail to HCWs. Participants’ general and demographic information were also collected, as well as information about any local and systemic side‐effects reported following vaccination.Results: The results of this study showed that 81.84% (401/490) of the HCWs who contributed to this study reported the minimum COVID‐19 post‐vaccination side‐effect. Body pain (89%) and pain at the site of injection (88.73%) were the most frequent frequently reported side‐effects, followed by headache (28.68%), joint or bone pain (27.18%), muscle pain (26.43%), nausea or vomiting (21.2%), fever (18.95%), skin rashes (10.22%). History of chronic diseases had a 0.44‐fold increased risk of side-effects compared to no history of chronic diseases HCWs (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 0.44; 95% CI = 0.224, 0.880), and significant association of occupation with side-effects was also 1.61-fold increased risk compared to nonmedical ((aOR) = 1.61; 95% CI = 1.037, 2.513).Conclusion: According to this study, the Pfizer-BioNTech/BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine was safe when given to Saudi Arabian HCWs. All reported side‐effects were mild to moderate. The outcomes indicated that most participants had body pain and pain at the site of injection and fatigue is among the least reported side-effect post-booster dose. Healthcare was highly connected with more reporting of side‐effects.Keywords: COVID‐19, vaccine, side‐effects, healthcare workers, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
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spelling doaj.art-99ef47f3ad2843f8be7ad748d1d615da2022-12-22T02:33:52ZengDove Medical PressInfection and Drug Resistance1178-69732022-08-01Volume 154335434677215Evaluation of Prevalence of Side-Effects Associated with Booster Dose of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional StudyAli MDAlmadan LZAlghamdi RAAlghamdi ASAlmarhoon SAHassan YAMAhmad AGhosn SABanu NEltrafi ZMohammad Daud Ali, Leena Zakariya Almadan, Ruba Ahmed Alghamdi, Alanood Saleh Alghamdi, Sarah Ali Almarhoon, Yousif AM Hassan, Ayaz Ahmad, Sherihan Ahmad Ghosn, Nuzhat Banu, Zainab Eltrafi Department of Pharmacy, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Dammam, 34222, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Mohammad Daud Ali, Department of Pharmacy, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Abdulrazaq Bin Hammam Street, Al Safa, Dammam, 34222, Saudi Arabia, Email dali.niper@gmail.comBackground: The purpose of this study was to examine the mild and moderate side‐effects experienced by the healthcare workers (HCWs) in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia after receiving the booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech/BNT162b2 COVID‐19 vaccine.Methods: We directed a descriptive cross-sectional study among adults living in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. A survey link was distributed through WhatsApp, SMS, or e-mail to HCWs. Participants’ general and demographic information were also collected, as well as information about any local and systemic side‐effects reported following vaccination.Results: The results of this study showed that 81.84% (401/490) of the HCWs who contributed to this study reported the minimum COVID‐19 post‐vaccination side‐effect. Body pain (89%) and pain at the site of injection (88.73%) were the most frequent frequently reported side‐effects, followed by headache (28.68%), joint or bone pain (27.18%), muscle pain (26.43%), nausea or vomiting (21.2%), fever (18.95%), skin rashes (10.22%). History of chronic diseases had a 0.44‐fold increased risk of side-effects compared to no history of chronic diseases HCWs (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 0.44; 95% CI = 0.224, 0.880), and significant association of occupation with side-effects was also 1.61-fold increased risk compared to nonmedical ((aOR) = 1.61; 95% CI = 1.037, 2.513).Conclusion: According to this study, the Pfizer-BioNTech/BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine was safe when given to Saudi Arabian HCWs. All reported side‐effects were mild to moderate. The outcomes indicated that most participants had body pain and pain at the site of injection and fatigue is among the least reported side-effect post-booster dose. Healthcare was highly connected with more reporting of side‐effects.Keywords: COVID‐19, vaccine, side‐effects, healthcare workers, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabiahttps://www.dovepress.com/evaluation-of-prevalence-of-side-effects-associated-with-booster-dose--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IDRcovid‐19vaccineside‐effectshealthcare workerseastern provincesaudi arabia
spellingShingle Ali MD
Almadan LZ
Alghamdi RA
Alghamdi AS
Almarhoon SA
Hassan YAM
Ahmad A
Ghosn SA
Banu N
Eltrafi Z
Evaluation of Prevalence of Side-Effects Associated with Booster Dose of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
Infection and Drug Resistance
covid‐19
vaccine
side‐effects
healthcare workers
eastern province
saudi arabia
title Evaluation of Prevalence of Side-Effects Associated with Booster Dose of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
title_full Evaluation of Prevalence of Side-Effects Associated with Booster Dose of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Evaluation of Prevalence of Side-Effects Associated with Booster Dose of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Prevalence of Side-Effects Associated with Booster Dose of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Evaluation of Prevalence of Side-Effects Associated with Booster Dose of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort evaluation of prevalence of side effects associated with booster dose of mrna based covid 19 vaccine among healthcare workers in eastern province saudi arabia a descriptive cross sectional study
topic covid‐19
vaccine
side‐effects
healthcare workers
eastern province
saudi arabia
url https://www.dovepress.com/evaluation-of-prevalence-of-side-effects-associated-with-booster-dose--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IDR
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