Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage and its association with COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is still on-going worldwide. The available information regarding the seasonal influenza vaccine (SIV) coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on SARS-CoV-2 spread are limited. Moreover, it is argued that SIV may or may not lessen the COVID-19...

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Autores principales:	Marwan Jabr Alwazzeh, Laila Mohammed Telmesani, Abdulaziz Saud AlEnazi, Lamia Abdulwahab Buohliqah, Roa Talal Halawani, Noor-Ahmed Jatoi, Arun Vijay Subbarayalu, Fahd Abdulaziz Almuhanna
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 Coronavirus Influenza vaccine Saudi Arabia Seasonal influenza Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics R858-859.7
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7287974f801e4818b901fc277b7218582021-12-04T04:35:21ZSeasonal influenza vaccination coverage and its association with COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia2352-914810.1016/j.imu.2021.100809https://doaj.org/article/7287974f801e4818b901fc277b7218582021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352914821002756https://doaj.org/toc/2352-9148Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is still on-going worldwide. The available information regarding the seasonal influenza vaccine (SIV) coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on SARS-CoV-2 spread are limited. Moreover, it is argued that SIV may or may not lessen the COVID-19 severity. No previous studies have been revealed SIV coverage among COVID-19 patients and its association with COVID-19 spread and severity, especially in Saudi Arabia. Hence, this study aimed to estimate the influenza vaccine uptake in confirmed COVID-19 patients and investigate its impact on COVID-19 spread and severity. Accordingly, 1734 COVID-19 confirmed patients were included from three government hospitals in Saudi Arabia (SA). The data were collected electronically through a newly formed, self-administrated questionnaire. Among those patients, 335 were covered with SIV (19.31%), and the coverage rate of females and males was 23.4% and 15.8%, respectively. Severe COVID-19 cases were less in vaccinated patients than in non-vaccinated (2.69% vs. 3.5%, respectively). Additionally, the results showed a significant decrease in getting infected by SARS-CoV-2 after receiving SIV (P = 0.022). Even with the tremendous efforts to promote SIV uptake among the general population and high-risk groups, the SIV coverage in SA is not optimal yet. Nevertheless, there is a significant decrease in the probability of getting infected with SARS-CoV-2 after receiving SIV. Such findings with the continuous progression of the COVID-19 pandemic call for a novel approach regarding vaccination policies to increase SIV and COVID-19 vaccine uptake.Marwan Jabr AlwazzehLaila Mohammed TelmesaniAbdulaziz Saud AlEnaziLamia Abdulwahab BuohliqahRoa Talal HalawaniNoor-Ahmed JatoiArun Vijay SubbarayaluFahd Abdulaziz AlmuhannaElsevierarticleCOVID-19CoronavirusInfluenza vaccineSaudi ArabiaSeasonal influenzaComputer applications to medicine. Medical informaticsR858-859.7ENInformatics in Medicine Unlocked, Vol 27, Iss , Pp 100809- (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 Coronavirus Influenza vaccine Saudi Arabia Seasonal influenza Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics R858-859.7
spellingShingle	COVID-19 Coronavirus Influenza vaccine Saudi Arabia Seasonal influenza Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics R858-859.7 Marwan Jabr Alwazzeh Laila Mohammed Telmesani Abdulaziz Saud AlEnazi Lamia Abdulwahab Buohliqah Roa Talal Halawani Noor-Ahmed Jatoi Arun Vijay Subbarayalu Fahd Abdulaziz Almuhanna Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage and its association with COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia
description	Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is still on-going worldwide. The available information regarding the seasonal influenza vaccine (SIV) coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on SARS-CoV-2 spread are limited. Moreover, it is argued that SIV may or may not lessen the COVID-19 severity. No previous studies have been revealed SIV coverage among COVID-19 patients and its association with COVID-19 spread and severity, especially in Saudi Arabia. Hence, this study aimed to estimate the influenza vaccine uptake in confirmed COVID-19 patients and investigate its impact on COVID-19 spread and severity. Accordingly, 1734 COVID-19 confirmed patients were included from three government hospitals in Saudi Arabia (SA). The data were collected electronically through a newly formed, self-administrated questionnaire. Among those patients, 335 were covered with SIV (19.31%), and the coverage rate of females and males was 23.4% and 15.8%, respectively. Severe COVID-19 cases were less in vaccinated patients than in non-vaccinated (2.69% vs. 3.5%, respectively). Additionally, the results showed a significant decrease in getting infected by SARS-CoV-2 after receiving SIV (P = 0.022). Even with the tremendous efforts to promote SIV uptake among the general population and high-risk groups, the SIV coverage in SA is not optimal yet. Nevertheless, there is a significant decrease in the probability of getting infected with SARS-CoV-2 after receiving SIV. Such findings with the continuous progression of the COVID-19 pandemic call for a novel approach regarding vaccination policies to increase SIV and COVID-19 vaccine uptake.
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author	Marwan Jabr Alwazzeh Laila Mohammed Telmesani Abdulaziz Saud AlEnazi Lamia Abdulwahab Buohliqah Roa Talal Halawani Noor-Ahmed Jatoi Arun Vijay Subbarayalu Fahd Abdulaziz Almuhanna
author_facet	Marwan Jabr Alwazzeh Laila Mohammed Telmesani Abdulaziz Saud AlEnazi Lamia Abdulwahab Buohliqah Roa Talal Halawani Noor-Ahmed Jatoi Arun Vijay Subbarayalu Fahd Abdulaziz Almuhanna
author_sort	Marwan Jabr Alwazzeh
title	Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage and its association with COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia
title_short	Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage and its association with COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia
title_full	Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage and its association with COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr	Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage and its association with COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed	Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage and its association with COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia
title_sort	seasonal influenza vaccination coverage and its association with covid-19 in saudi arabia
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/7287974f801e4818b901fc277b721858
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Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage and its association with COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia

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