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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Infect Public Health
. 2021 Nov 19;15(1):10-12.
doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.11.015. Online ahead of print.
Post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers in tertiary care hospitals in Saudi Arabia: A case series
Majid M Alshamrani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fayssal M Farahat[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Aiman El-Saed[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mohammed Alzunitan[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Asim Alsaedi[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ayman El Gammal[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Wafaa Al Nasser[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Syed Nazeer[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Saad A Almohrij[SUP] 7 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Healthcare workers have been categorized among the priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination. However, post-vaccination infections have been identified. This study was conducted to investigate SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers (HCWs) who received the COVID-19 vaccine. A case series in a multicenter healthcare system in Saudi Arabia was created from HCWs who had (PCR-RT) confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection after at least one dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination. A total of 20 healthcare workers (HCWs) have been included. The majority (70.0%) were males and the average age was 39.4 ± 10.1 years. They included physicians (55.0%), nurses (25.0%) and other HCWs (20.0%). Eighteen (90%) HCWs had infection after the first dose; 47.1% within the first week, 41.2% within the second week, and 11.8% within the third week. Only two HCWs (10.0%) had infection one week after the second dose. The majority (63.2%) had mild (52.6%) or moderate (10.3%) disease with no severe disease or hospitalization. The majority of post-vaccination COVID-19 infections among HCWs occurred before the full protection of the vaccine is gained. Suspicion of COVID-19 infection should be considered even with a history of COVID-19 vaccination. Recently vaccinated HCWs should be advised to fully comply with all recommended precautions to prevent COVID-19 transmission.
Keywords: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19); Healthcare; Hospital; Pandemic; Saudi Arabia.
. 2021 Nov 19;15(1):10-12.
doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.11.015. Online ahead of print.
Post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers in tertiary care hospitals in Saudi Arabia: A case series
Majid M Alshamrani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fayssal M Farahat[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Aiman El-Saed[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mohammed Alzunitan[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Asim Alsaedi[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ayman El Gammal[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Wafaa Al Nasser[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Syed Nazeer[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Saad A Almohrij[SUP] 7 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34856434
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.11.015
Abstract
Healthcare workers have been categorized among the priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination. However, post-vaccination infections have been identified. This study was conducted to investigate SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers (HCWs) who received the COVID-19 vaccine. A case series in a multicenter healthcare system in Saudi Arabia was created from HCWs who had (PCR-RT) confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection after at least one dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination. A total of 20 healthcare workers (HCWs) have been included. The majority (70.0%) were males and the average age was 39.4 ± 10.1 years. They included physicians (55.0%), nurses (25.0%) and other HCWs (20.0%). Eighteen (90%) HCWs had infection after the first dose; 47.1% within the first week, 41.2% within the second week, and 11.8% within the third week. Only two HCWs (10.0%) had infection one week after the second dose. The majority (63.2%) had mild (52.6%) or moderate (10.3%) disease with no severe disease or hospitalization. The majority of post-vaccination COVID-19 infections among HCWs occurred before the full protection of the vaccine is gained. Suspicion of COVID-19 infection should be considered even with a history of COVID-19 vaccination. Recently vaccinated HCWs should be advised to fully comply with all recommended precautions to prevent COVID-19 transmission.
Keywords: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19); Healthcare; Hospital; Pandemic; Saudi Arabia.