Covid-19 vaccines safety tracking (Covast): Protocol of a multi-center prospective cohort study for active surveillance of covid-19 vaccines’ side effects

Abanoub Riad, Holger Schünemann, Sameh Attia, Tina Poklepović Peričić, Marija Franka Žuljević, Mikk Jürisson, Ruth Kalda, Katrin Lang, Sudhakar Morankar, Elias Ali Yesuf, Mohamed Mekhemar, Anthony Danso-Appiah, Ahmad Sofi-Mahmudi, Giordano Pérez-Gaxiola, Arkadiusz Dziedzic, João Apóstolo, Daniela Cardoso, Janja Marc, Mayte Moreno-Casbas, Charles Shey WiysongeAmir Qaseem, Anna Gryschek, Ivana Tadić, Salman Hussain, Mohammed Ahmed Khan, Jitka Klugarova, Andrea Pokorna, Michal Koščík, Miloslav Klugar

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Abstract

Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine-related side effects have a deter-minant role in the public decision regarding vaccination. Therefore, this study has been designed to actively monitor the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines globally. Methods: A multi-country, three-phase study including a cross-sectional survey to test for the short-term side effects of COVID-19 vaccines among target population groups. In the second phase, we will monitor the booster doses’ side effects, while in the third phase, the long-term safety and effectiveness will be investigated. A validated, self-administered questionnaire will be used to collect data from the target population; Results: The study protocol has been registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, with the iden-tifier NCT04834869. Conclusions: CoVaST is the first independent study aiming to monitor the side effects of COVID-19 vaccines following booster doses, and the long-term safety and effectiveness of said vaccines.

Original languageEnglish
Article number7859
JournalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume18
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2021

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • Cohort studies
  • Cross-sectional studies
  • Drug-related side effects and adverse reactions
  • Health personnel
  • Mass vaccination
  • Prevalence

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