IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 11098: Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Safety of the BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine in the Vaccination Campaign among the Health Workers of Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 11098: Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Safety of the BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine in the Vaccination Campaign among the Health Workers of Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111098 Authors: Domenico Pascucci Mario Cesare Nurchis Martina Sapienza Francesco Castrini Flavia Beccia Floriana D’Ambrosio Adriano Grossi Carolina Castagna Angelo Maria Pezzullo Maurizio Zega Domenico Staiti Francesco Maria De Simone Nadia Mores Andrea Cambieri Giuseppe Vetrugno Gianfranco Damiani Patrizia Laurenti Health workers, especially those in patient-facing roles, had a significantly increased risk of COVID-19 infection, having serious outcomes, and risking spreading the virus to patients and staff. Vaccination campaign planning suggests allocating initial supplies of BNT162b2 vaccine to health workers given the importance of early protection to safeguard the continuity of care to patients. The aim of the study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of BNT162b2 vaccine among the health workers of Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS (FPG). The retrospective cohort study was conducted among health staff working at the FPG. Vaccination data were collected from hospital records. The primary end points were vaccine effectiveness and safety. A total of 6649 health workers were included, of whom 5162 ...
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