COVID-19 vaccines safety tracking (CoVaST) : protocol of a multi-center prospective cohort study for active surveillance of COVID-19 vaccines’ side effects

Riad, Abanoub (author), Marc, Janja (author), Klugar, Miloslav (author)

Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine-related side effects have a determinant 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 identifier 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.

• Language: English
• Keywords: cohort studies, cross-sectional studies, COVID-19, drug-related side effects, adverse reactions, health personnel, mass vaccination, prevalence
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FFA - Faculty of Pharmacy
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: 10 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 18, iss. 15, art. 7859
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-136546
• UDC: 616.98:578.834:614.47
• ISSN on article: 1660-4601
• DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18157859
• COBISS.SI-ID: 107249667
• Publication date in RUL: 10.05.2022

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: International journal of environmental research and public health
• Shortened title: Int. j. environ. res. public health
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 1660-4601
• COBISS.SI-ID: 1818965

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.
• Licensing start date: 01.08.2021

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: kohortne študije, presečne študije, stranski učinki, neželeni učinki zdravil, zdravstveno osebje, množično cepljenje, razširjenost

Projects

• Funder: Other - Other funder or multiple funders
• Funding programme: Masaryk University
• Project number: MUNI/IGA/1543/2020

• Funder: Other - Other funder or multiple funders
• Funding programme: Masaryk University
• Project number: MUNI/A/1608/2020