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BAEZ, Wilfrido Javier Arrúa; ROLON, María Luisa Kennedy  y  DIAZ, Antonia Karina Galeano Ruiz. Adverse effects associated with COVID-19 vaccines in officials and students of the Faculty of Chemical Sciences of UNA, year 2021. Rev. Soc. cient. Parag. [online]. 2023, vol.28, n.1, pp.71-83. ISSN 2617-4731.  https://doi.org/10.32480/rscp.2023.28.1.71.

Abstract: COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-COV-2 virus. It was declared a global public health emergency and vaccination was raised as the best tool to combat it. People who receive a vaccine often experience mild or moderate side effects. In this study, the frequency of adverse effects associated with vaccines against COVID-19 in employees and students of the Facultad de Ciencias Químcias-UNA, during the year 2021 was determined. For this, an analytical cross-sectional observational study was conducted. The accessible population were the employees and students of the FCQ-UNA, of both sexes, vaccinated with the first two doses of the available vaccines against COVID-19, and who have agreed to take part in the study by giving their informed consent. Data collection was performed by applying a survey using Google Forms using non-probabilistic convenience sampling by conglomerates. The following were analyzed: sex, age, underlying diseases, type of vaccine received, clinical manifestations presented after the application of the vaccines, and the time of onset of symptoms. 147 people met the inclusion criteria; 85% were female; 68.7% were between 20 and 29 years old; 60.5% received the Pfizer vaccine; 71.4% had a history of COVID-19 and 78.2% had no underlying disease. In addition, 60.5% of the study population presented symptoms after the first dose, and 61.2% after the second dose. The onset of symptoms was mainly between 8 and 12 hours after vaccination, both for the first and second doses. It is concluded that most of the targeted population presented mild side effects, attributable to the vaccines.

Palabras clave : COVID-19; adverse effects; SARS-COV-2; vaccination..

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