Side Effects after Second Dose of Covishield Vaccine among Healthcare Workers: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Introduction: COVID 19 vaccination will protect us from getting COVID-19. Some side effects are common which are signs that our body is building protection. This side effects will go away in a few days. The aim of this study is to find out the side effects seen among health care workers after second dose of covishield vaccination. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at a tertiary care centre from 22nd April 2021 till 30th April 2021. Ethical approval was revceived from Institutional Review Commitee. Convienient sampling was done. The second dose of covishield vaccine was administered 12 weeks after its first dose. The vaccine was administered intramuscularly into deltoid muscle. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences were used for analysis. Results: Out of 220 cases taken, 178 (80.90%) complained of pain at injection site after second dose of covidshield vaccine followed by 97 (44.09%) complaint of fatigue, 43 (19.54%) complaint of headache, 18 (8.18%) complaint of chills, 11 (5.00%)complaint of fever, 6 (2.72%) complaint of dizziness and 5 (2.27%) complaint of nausea. Conclusions: Pain at injection site, fatigue and headache were common side effects seen after second dose of Covishield vaccination.

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The study aimed to identify the side effects experienced by healthcare workers after receiving the second dose of the Covishield vaccine. The most common side effects reported were pain at the injection site, fatigue, and headache.