Evaluation of the Different Factors Associated with Side Effects of Covid-19 Vaccination on Medical Students, Mutah University, Al-karak, Jordan

Abstract

Background: Following the spread of COVID-19 infection, FDA granted emergency authorization and approval of vaccines to protect people from the ensuing pandemic. Adverse effects of the vaccination have not been fully recorded. That is why reporting side effects and conducting specific measures regarding the side effects is crucial. Objective: The aim of the present study is to document vaccine side effects, if recorded, associated with the different types of COVID-19 vaccines among medical students at Mutah University in Jordan. Method: Prospective survey study that was started on January 4th, 2022 till 20th of March, 2022. It was conducted on medical students at Mutah University in Jordan. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 25. Results: The results of the present study showed that the most common adverse effect encountered proved to be pain at the site of injection. Tiredness, muscle pain, headache, chills, redness, and swelling at the site of injection were also highly reported. Participants that were infected with COVID-19 before the vaccination reported more side effects than the ones who were infected with the virus after the vaccination. Vaccine recipients who were females or those with lower BMI had higher incidence of COVID-19 vaccine side effects. Conclusion: To conclude, we found that COVID-19 vaccine recipients experienced side effects including muscle pain, chills, dizziness and tiredness. Higher reactogenicity to the vaccine was associated with prior COVID-19 infection, female gender, lower BMI.