Evaluation of the Frequency and Severity of Complications of COVID-19 Vaccines in the Medical Staff

Background: There are few reports related to the possible side effects of injected vaccines, and evaluating the frequency and severity of the complications of COVID-19 vaccines can increase the knowledge, safety and importance of vaccines and reduce mistrust towards them. Therefore, we assessed the frequency and severity of the complications of COVID-19 vaccines in the medical staff of Khatam Al-Anbia and Ali Ibn Abi Talib hospitals in Zahedan. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 200 medical staff working in two hospitals, Khatam Al Anbia and Ali Bin Abitalib Zahedan were studied. The frequency of side effects after COVID-19 vaccination was recorded in the questionnaire. Results: The distribution of the frequency of the type of vaccine received in the studied treatment group is equal to 83 people (41.5%) AstraZeneca vaccine, 82 people (41%) Sinopharm vaccine, 22 people (11%) Sputnik vaccine and 13 people (6.5 %) had received Barekat vaccine. The frequency distribution of side effects in the first dose and the second dose after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine was equal to 135 people (67.5%) and 96 people (48%), respectively. Distribution of the percentage of the type of side effect that oc- curred after receiving the first dose of COVID-19, according to fever (80.7%), headache (46.7%), weakness (40%), disorder Sleep (33.3%), myalgia (n19.2%), sweating (10.3%), dizziness (9.6%), tachycardia (18.8%), sore throat (6.7%), chest pain (5.2%), arthralgia (5.2%), rhinorrhea (3.7%), diarrhea (2.9%) and loss of ap- petite (2.9%). Conclusion: It can be stated that the COVID-19 vaccine did not show severe side effects and with timely management and supportive treatment and control of side effects, patients were encouraged to get vaccinat- ed and as a result, the collective immunity level of the society improved.