Adverse Events Report of Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine

Adverse Events Report of Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine From 4040 Healthcare Workers

Numerous vaccination studies are conducted to protect against COVID-19 infection, and preclinical and clinical studies are still ongoing worldwide. During this extraordinary period, the necessity to perform COVID-19 vaccine studies and immunization programs together has emerged. Many manufacturing companies have started mass production of vaccines accepting the risk of failure of vaccines during trials. Vaccine Adverse Effects (VAEs) need to be documented quickly. We aimed to determine the VAEs and to compare the frequency of VAEs between groups according to socio-demographic characteristics after the inactivated vaccine (Corona Vac®) was administered to healthcare workers (HCWs) in Turkey.

In this study, an online questionnaire was delivered to volunteer healthcare workers across the whole country. Sociodemographic characteristics, medical history, history of COVID-19 infection, and VAEs occurring after the first and second doses of inactivated vaccine were evaluated.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: COVID-19; Vaccine Adverse Reaction
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: Inactivated COVID-19 vaccine (CoronaVac)

Detailed Description

A new coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syncytial coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) first appeared in China at the end of 2019 and attracted attention with clusters of pneumonia-like cases, which were later defined as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Vaccine development is usually achieved over decades and therefore it is unprecedented to have access to such a large number of approved vaccines for COVID-19. In this process, great efforts were made by many organizations to cope with this pandemic that affected the whole world.

COVID-19 vaccines with different features in the form of vector-mediated, messenger RNA (mRNA) or inactivated vaccines are being produced worldwide. CoronaVac® is an inactivated vaccine against severe acute respiratory syncytial coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) developed by Sinovac Biotech, China which was approved by World Health Organization (WHO) in June 2021.

Vaccine Adverse Effect (VAE) is defined as "any adverse medical event that occurs after vaccination, which is thought to be due to a vaccine.

The primary endpoint of our study was to evaluate the VAEs reported after the first dose and the second doses following the inactivated vaccine (CoronaVac®), which was administered to HCWs in our country as a dose of 3 µg twice, 28 days apart. The secondary endpoint was the comparison of the frequency of VAE development between groups according to socio-demographic characteristics.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 4040

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Karabaglar
    • Izmir, Karabaglar, Turkey
      • University of Health Sciences Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The healthcare workers

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1)The HCWs vaccinated with two doses of CoronaVac.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. The HCWs under 18 years old
2. The HCWs those couldn't be able to complete the questionnaire accurately.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Adverse events detection	An online questionnaire was delivered to obtain Vaccine Adverse Effects to volunteer Healthcare Workers in Turkey.	20 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Selma Tosun, Prof., Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital; Study Chair: Hulya Ozkan Ozdemir, MD, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital; Study Chair: Esin Erdogan, Assoc. Prof., University of Health Sciences, İzmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital; Study Chair: Seniz Akcay, Assoc. Prof., University of Health Sciences, İzmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital; Study Chair: Murat Aysin, Assis. Prof., Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Medicine; Study Chair: Neslihan Eskut, MD, University of Health Sciences, İzmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital; Study Chair: Pinar Ortan, Prof., University of Health Sciences, İzmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital; Study Chair: Burak Eskut, MD, University of Izmir Katip Celebi, Ataturk Education and Research Hospital

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

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• Xia S, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Wang H, Yang Y, Gao GF, Tan W, Wu G, Xu M, Lou Z, Huang W, Xu W, Huang B, Wang H, Wang W, Zhang W, Li N, Xie Z, Ding L, You W, Zhao Y, Yang X, Liu Y, Wang Q, Huang L, Yang Y, Xu G, Luo B, Wang W, Liu P, Guo W, Yang X. Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, BBIBP-CorV: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 1/2 trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Jan;21(1):39-51. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30831-8. Epub 2020 Oct 15.
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Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 14, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 28, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): March 14, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 27, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 27, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): August 30, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 2, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 28, 2021
• Last Verified: August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Vaccine; COVID-19; Vaccination; Adverse effect
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Lung Diseases; COVID-19
• Other Study ID Numbers: 24.02.2021-29

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No