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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 3-6 |
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An assessment of COVID-19 infection after vaccination amongst health-care workers at a tertiary care centre, Kodagu, Karnataka
BC Narasimha1, Sharvanan Eshwar Udayar1, N Sabari Raja2, Ashwini Madeshan1, Jissun Katoch3
1 Department of Community Medicine, Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences, Government of Karnataka, Kodagu, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Community Medicine, Government Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India
3 House Surgeon, Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences, Government of Karnataka, Kodagu, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ashwini Madeshan
Department of Community Medicine, Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences, Government of Karnataka, Kodagu, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/JME.JME_61_22
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Background: The equitable COVID-19 vaccination is an effective tool to end the pandemic globally. Many studies have reported, namely, in the western population, vaccination protected against the severe form of COVID-19 infection. Aims and Patients: To estimate the prevalence of COVID-19 infection amongst health-care professional's post vaccination at a Tertiary Care Centre in Kodagu, Karnataka. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 336 health-care workers in a Tertiary Care Centre Kodagu from November 2021 to January 2022. A convenient sampling technique was used to collect the data using a semi structured questionnaire. Data were entered into Excel and analysed using Epi-info version 7.2. Results: Of 336 study participants, females were 195 (58.04%), and males were 141 (41.96%). The mean (standard deviation) age of the participants was 25.80 (4.67) years. The total prevalence of infection was 83 (24.4%); after the first dose of the vaccine was 22 (6.52%), and after the second dose was 61 (21.73%). The total number of hospital admissions after the first and second dose was 1 and 9, respectively. None of them required intensive care in the hospital. Conclusions: The COVID-19 infection reported after vaccination amongst health care workers was minimal. None of them required intensive care in the hospital.
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