Study on COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Among Health Workers in Azerbaijan

Launched by PUBLIC HEALTH AND REFORMS CENTER OF MINISTRY OF HEALTH · Oct 5, 2021

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2. Background and study rationale In late 2019 a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome - coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), emerged. On January 30, 2020, WHO declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The first case of COVID-19 was detected in Azerbaijan end of February, 2020, and since then 236,012 cases and 3,235 deaths has been reported in the country (data as of 8 March 2021).1

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Eligibility criteria

• • Study Population The study population will be composed of health workers in the selected 7 hospitals, eligible for vaccination, with no contraindication to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Health Workers include all categories of staff working in the hospitals, including clinical and non-clinical/administrative staff and staff with direct patient interaction and those without direct patient interaction.
• • Criteria
• Inclusion Criteria:
• • - All Health Workers in selected 7 hospitals eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Health Workers who are not eligible for COVID-19 vaccination or have a contraindication to vaccination.
• • Health Workers who do not work at selected 7 hospitals.