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To vaccinate or not to vaccinate – BNT162b2 seroconversion rate and side effects among Polish healthcare workers
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Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
(Department of Preventive Health)
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Children’s Hospital in Poznan, Poznań, Poland
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Hospital in Slupca, Słupca, Poland
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Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
(Department of Clinical Immunology)
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University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
(Department of Oncology – Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Poznan)
Online publication date: 2022-09-01
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Bartosz Siewert
Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Preventive Health, Święcickiego 6, 60-179 Poznań, Poland
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2022;35(6):761-6
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Objectives: The study aimed to analyze the effect of BNT162b2 vaccination among Polish healthcare workers in terms of serologic response and
adverse events. Material and Methods: A questionnaire survey covered data in the period January 1–March 31, 2021 gathered in 2 hospitals
in Wielkopolska, Poland. Additionally, serological analysis (SARS-CoV-2 anti-S protein IgG) was performed. Results: A total of 617 medical
workers were vaccinated with BNT162b2 (Comirnaty, Pfizer). Data from the questionnaires were received from all of the staff after the first and
the second dose. No severe side effects were observed. The most common side effect following the first and second doses of vaccination was pain
at the injection site. After the first dose, 3 (1.4 %) women aged 18–55 years, 5 women (3.9 %), and 3 men (8.3 %) aged >55 years had negative
SARS-CoV-2 anti-S protein IgG result. After the second dose, all those who agreed to have antibodies tested responded to vaccination with positive
SARS-CoV-2 anti-S protein IgG results. Conclusions: Vaccination tolerance was good in the studied population; no severe side effects were
observed. After the second dose, all tested healthcare workers responded to vaccination with antibody production. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2022;35(6):761–66