Vaccination rate and symptoms of long COVID among dental teams in Germany DOI Creative Commons
Maria Mksoud, Till Ittermann, Birte Holtfreter

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: April 21, 2025

Abstract Although COVID-19 is no longer a global public health threat, its consequences persist, with long COVID affecting at least 10% of patients and manifesting in various organ systems. National international agencies promoted vaccination to enhance population immunity, prioritizing healthcare personnel due their high occupational risk. In previous study, we found that the risk SARS-CoV-2 transmission among dental teams Germany was not higher than general population. This follow-up investigation aims assess status prevalence severity symptoms Germany. As part involving original cohort, 267 team members from 186 German practices previously included initial study completed an online questionnaire. The questionnaire covered three topics: (1) status, (2) confirmed diagnosis, (3) self-reported symptoms. One hundred seventy-two dentists (64.4%), 74 assistants (27.7%) 21 hygienists (7.9%) total, 245 participants (91.8%) were once vaccinated. A infection after January 1st 2021 reported by 146 (54.7%) participants, which 33 (22.6%) suffered Our results showed lower rates auxiliary compared (95.9% vs. 84.2%). Individuals more often (48.5% 29.2%) or (15.2% 8.0%) (36.4% 62.8%) group reporting ( p = 0.025). addition, it unlikely are prone experiencing severe Vaccination against likely help COVID.

Language: Английский

Vaccination rate and symptoms of long COVID among dental teams in Germany DOI Creative Commons
Maria Mksoud, Till Ittermann, Birte Holtfreter

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: April 21, 2025

Abstract Although COVID-19 is no longer a global public health threat, its consequences persist, with long COVID affecting at least 10% of patients and manifesting in various organ systems. National international agencies promoted vaccination to enhance population immunity, prioritizing healthcare personnel due their high occupational risk. In previous study, we found that the risk SARS-CoV-2 transmission among dental teams Germany was not higher than general population. This follow-up investigation aims assess status prevalence severity symptoms Germany. As part involving original cohort, 267 team members from 186 German practices previously included initial study completed an online questionnaire. The questionnaire covered three topics: (1) status, (2) confirmed diagnosis, (3) self-reported symptoms. One hundred seventy-two dentists (64.4%), 74 assistants (27.7%) 21 hygienists (7.9%) total, 245 participants (91.8%) were once vaccinated. A infection after January 1st 2021 reported by 146 (54.7%) participants, which 33 (22.6%) suffered Our results showed lower rates auxiliary compared (95.9% vs. 84.2%). Individuals more often (48.5% 29.2%) or (15.2% 8.0%) (36.4% 62.8%) group reporting ( p = 0.025). addition, it unlikely are prone experiencing severe Vaccination against likely help COVID.

Language: Английский

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