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Medicina clínica y social
versión On-line ISSN 2521-2281
Resumen
MONTIEL-JAROLIN, Dora et al. COVID-19 and influenza vaccination coverage in health and administrative personnel in Paraguay. Med. clín. soc. [online]. 2024, vol.8, n.1, pp.57-62. ISSN 2521-2281. https://doi.org/10.52379/mcs.v8i1.352.
Introduction:
Worldwide, vaccination coverage against COVID-19, as well as against influenza, is low both in the general population and in health professionals, despite the fact that the vaccine is free and mandatory for health personnel.
Objective:
To describe the COVID -19 and influenza vaccination coverage in health and administrative personnel of a reference hospital of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare in the period 2021-2022.
Methods:
Cross-sectional descriptive observational study. Charts of the health and administrative personnel of the vaccination center of the Itauguá National Hospital of the COVID-19 and influenza vaccination campaign in the period 2021-2022 were reviewed.
Results:
Of the 3,586 personnel, 999 (27.9%) were medical personnel, 1,494 (41.7%) nursing personnel, 366 (10.2%) other category of health personnel, and 727 (20.3%) administrative personnel. Overall, 86.5% of the employees received at least the two doses that constitute the primary schedule and 73% the booster dose; 2.1% of the staff did not receive any dose of the anti COVID-19 vaccine, which was higher in the administrative staff (4.8%). Influenza vaccination coverage was 20% in 2021 and 25% in 2022.
Discussion:
Even though the vaccination coverage of anti-COVID-19 was comparable to other countries, vaccination anti-influenza was very low. It is urgent to implement strategies aimed at increasing the perception of risk and acceptability of mandatory vaccines for health personnel.
Palabras clave : anti-SARS-COV-2 vaccination; influenza; health professional..