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Editor, Senior Moderator
Cent Eur J Public Health
. 2021 Mar;29(1):14-17.
doi: 10.21101/cejph.a6573.
Annual influenza vaccination effect on the susceptibility to COVID-19 infection
Betul Erismis[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Semsi Nur Karabela[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Fatma Eksi[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Faruk Karandere[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bekir Dogan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fatih Okay[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Melih Filiz[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hakan Kocoglu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Halim Issever[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Mehmet Hursitoglu[SUP] 1 6 [/SUP], Kadriye Kart Yasar[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Objectives: We aimed to study the effect of seasonal influenza (flu) vaccination on the susceptibility to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Methods: A total of 203 healthcare workers of a pandemic centre of Istanbul, Turkey, were included in this retrospective study. According to the presence or absence of flu vaccination, participants were divided into group 1 and group 2. A comparison of the rate of COVID-19 was done between these two groups. Also, the mean age and the sex ratio of females/males were evaluated and compared between these two groups.
Results: Group 1 participants (n = 65) were older than participants in group 2 (n = 138) (p < 0.05). Despite of this, interestingly, the COVID-19 infection rate was lower in the 1st group (in comparison to the 2nd group) (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Our study results showed that, even if low, the flu vaccination may have a protective effect on the susceptibility to COVID-19 infection. Using this beneficial adjuvant effect of the vaccine may help us in this unpredictable battle with the COVID-19 pandemic. Further studies are needed to confirm this assumption.
Keywords: COVID-19; influenza; protection; vaccination.
. 2021 Mar;29(1):14-17.
doi: 10.21101/cejph.a6573.
Annual influenza vaccination effect on the susceptibility to COVID-19 infection
Betul Erismis[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Semsi Nur Karabela[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Fatma Eksi[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Faruk Karandere[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bekir Dogan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fatih Okay[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Melih Filiz[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hakan Kocoglu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Halim Issever[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Mehmet Hursitoglu[SUP] 1 6 [/SUP], Kadriye Kart Yasar[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33831281
- DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a6573
Abstract
Objectives: We aimed to study the effect of seasonal influenza (flu) vaccination on the susceptibility to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Methods: A total of 203 healthcare workers of a pandemic centre of Istanbul, Turkey, were included in this retrospective study. According to the presence or absence of flu vaccination, participants were divided into group 1 and group 2. A comparison of the rate of COVID-19 was done between these two groups. Also, the mean age and the sex ratio of females/males were evaluated and compared between these two groups.
Results: Group 1 participants (n = 65) were older than participants in group 2 (n = 138) (p < 0.05). Despite of this, interestingly, the COVID-19 infection rate was lower in the 1st group (in comparison to the 2nd group) (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Our study results showed that, even if low, the flu vaccination may have a protective effect on the susceptibility to COVID-19 infection. Using this beneficial adjuvant effect of the vaccine may help us in this unpredictable battle with the COVID-19 pandemic. Further studies are needed to confirm this assumption.
Keywords: COVID-19; influenza; protection; vaccination.