Healthcare Staff Perceptions Following Inoculation with the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine at University Hospitals Coventry Warwickshire NHS Trust

Tim Robbins; Ioannis Kyrou; Cain Clark; Kavi Sharma; Steven Laird; Lisa Berry; Nina Morgan; Kiran Patel; Sailesh Sankar; Harpal Randeva

doi:10.3390/ijerph18179378

Healthcare Staff Perceptions Following Inoculation with the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine at University Hospitals Coventry Warwickshire NHS Trust

Tim Robbins
, Ioannis Kyrou
, Cain Clark
, Kavi Sharma
, Steven Laird
, Lisa Berry
, Nina Morgan
, Kiran Patel
, Sailesh Sankar
, Harpal Randeva^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

COVID Clinical Research Department, University Hospitals Coventry Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK; Institute of Digital Healthcare, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK; Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
COVID Clinical Research Department, University Hospitals Coventry Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK; Faculty of Health Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
COVID Clinical Research Department, University Hospitals Coventry Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK
COVID Clinical Research Department, University Hospitals Coventry Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK; Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
COVID Clinical Research Department, University Hospitals Coventry Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK; Institute of Digital Healthcare, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK; Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK; Faculty of Health Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK

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Abstract

Background: COVID-19 vaccination programmes offer hope for a potential end to the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. We present perceptions following from a cohort of healthcare staff at the UK NHS hospital, which first initiated the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 (“Pfizer”) vaccination program.

Methods: A paper-based survey regarding perceptions on the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine was distributed to all healthcare workers at the University Hospitals Coventry Warwickshire NHS Trust following receipt of the first vaccine dose.

Results: 535 healthcare workers completed the survey, with a 40.9% response rate. Staff felt privileged to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Staff reported that they had minimised contact with patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. Reported changes to activity following vaccination both at work and outside work were guarded. Statistically significant differences were noted between information sources used by staff groups and between groups of different ethnic backgrounds to inform decisions to receive vaccination.

Conclusions: NHS staff felt privileged to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and felt that their actions would promote uptake in the wider population. Concerns regarding risks and side effects existed, but were minimal. This research can be used to help inform strategies driving wider vaccine uptake amongst healthcare staff and the public.

Original language	English
Article number	9378
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	18
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179378
Publication status	Published - 6 Sept 2021

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Robbins, T., Kyrou, I., Clark, C., Sharma, K., Laird, S., Berry, L., Morgan, N., Patel, K., Sankar, S., & Randeva, H. (2021). Healthcare Staff Perceptions Following Inoculation with the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine at University Hospitals Coventry Warwickshire NHS Trust. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), Article 9378. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179378

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Healthcare Staff Perceptions Following Inoculation with the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine at University Hospitals Coventry Warwickshire NHS Trust. / Robbins, Tim; Kyrou, Ioannis; Clark, Cain et al.
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