BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization declared vaccine hesitancy as one of the planet's top 10 global health threats in 2019. With the rollout of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) vaccines, a survey was conducted to find out the hesitancy and the apprehensions that come along with taking COVID-19 vaccines among health-care workers (HCWs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was an online cross-sectional survey which was developed and shared through social media platforms among the HCWs of Kashmir. The survey captured demographic data and used a validated hesitancy measurement tool from January 2021 to February 2021. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression using Stata 15 (Stata Corp. 2017. Stata Statistical Software: Release 15. College Station, TX: Stata Corp LLC). RESULTS: Willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine when available was seen in 67.7% of the HCWs. Overall, 9.59% of respondents reported unwillingness to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, while 22.7% were unsure. The most commonly cited reason for willingness to get vaccinated was an understanding of the disease and vaccination, as reported by 81.5%. Being single was significantly related to an increased risk of vaccine hesitancy (adjusted odds ratio = 5.27, 95% confidence interval: 2.07–13.40). Among vaccine attitudes, concerns about the safety of the vaccine, unforeseen problems in children, and possible unknown future adverse effects of the vaccine were the most important determinants of unwillingness. CONCLUSIONS: A significant proportion of the HCWs showed vaccine hesitancy to the COVID-19 vaccine. Hesitancy attitudes were almost always driven by concern around the vaccine safety. States and health-care authorities need to recognize the massive trust deficit around the Covid-19 vaccine and use the popular media used by people to share credible and reliable information.
Background and purpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents an unprecedented health crisis to the entireworld. As reported, the bodymass index (BMI)may play an important role in COVID-19; however, this still remains unclear. The aim of this study was to explore the association between BMI and COVID-19 severity and mortality. Methods: A retrospective, single-centred study including 88 participants with laboratory-detected SARS-CoV-2 infection admitted to designated COVID-19 centre in a tertiary care hospital from March to October, 2020 was done. Clinical records, laboratory data, and radiological findings were analysed. The impact OF BMI was evaluated to analyze their association with the severity of Covid-19 infection in these patients. Results: The severity of illness tended to increase in patients with higher BMI levels and lower BMI levels; the severity of illness in patients with BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 was highest (90%) followed by BMI > 25.0 kg/m2 was 79.2% when compared to patients with BMI 18.5–22.9 kg/m2 (77.8%).
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