Introduction The control of vaccine hesitancy comes with key protective measures against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and excellent efficacy in clinical trials and effectiveness in real-world data. However, some people believe that vaccination is ineffective and it causes health problems. This study aimed to assess the health consequences of university employees’ post-COVID-19 vaccination at Palestinian universities. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted between February and June 2021. A total of 310 university employees participated from six universities in Palestine. A self-reported questionnaire was used for data collection and included the following: personal characteristics of university employees, knowledge about COVID-19 vaccination, medical background of the participant, and their perception regarding receiving the COVID-19 vaccination. Results The results revealed that 32.6% and 43.2%of the participants had fever post the first and second doses, respectively. Also, 49.0% and 39.4% of them complained of exhaustion or fatigue and headache post the first dose and 58.1% and 46.1% had exhaustion or fatigue and pain in their muscles post the second dose, respectively. In addition, 29.2% and 16.7% of them had respiratory and digestive problems post the first dose and 38.9% and 19.0% had problems in respiratory and digestive respectively post the second dose. Furthermore, the analysis revealed that fever, symptoms at (the injection site), and exposure to physical symptoms have significant differences between the first dose and second doses of the vaccine ( p < .001). Conclusion This study confirmed that the respiratory and digestive problems are the main problems post-COVID-19 vaccination. Also, this study confirmed that fever, symptoms at (the injection site), and exposure to physical symptoms have significant differences between the first dose and second dose of the vaccine.

Introduction Major efforts are being made to control the spread and impact of the coronavirus pandemic using vaccines. However, willingness to be vaccinated depends largely on factors beyond the availability of vaccines. Objective This study aimed to investigate the knowledge and perception of university employees towards the COVID-19 vaccination. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted between February and June 2021. A total of 310 university employees from six Palestinian universities participated in the study. A self-reported questionnaire was used for data collection and included the following: personal and medical characteristics of the university employees’ knowledge and perception regarding receiving the COVID-19 vaccination. Results Three hundred and ten out of 336 questionnaires (92.3% response rate) were completed and returned by the participants. The results revealed that 41.9% of university employees had good knowledge of the COVID-19 vaccination. On the other hand, 51.9% of them had a positive perception of the COVID-19 vaccination. Also, there is a significant difference between the level of knowledge and perception of the COVID-19 vaccine ( p < .05). Conclusion Less than half of the university employees had good knowledge, and half of them had a positive attitude towards the COVID-19 vaccination. Also, it has been determined that there is a relationship between the level of knowledge and perception of the COVID-19 vaccine. The study recommended that employees should be involved in educational campaigns to increase their knowledge of the importance of vaccines in COVID-19 prevention.

The control of vaccine hesitancy comes with key protective measures against COVID-19 and excellent efficacy in clinical trials and effectiveness in real-world data. However, some people believe that vaccination is ineffective and that it causes health problems. We aimed to assess health consequences of university employees post Covid-19 vaccination at Palestinian Universities. The researchers conducted a descriptive study design between February and March 2021. A total of 310 university employees participated from six universities in Palestine: Nabulus University for Vocational & Technical Education, An-Najah National University, Modern University College, Birzeit University, Hebron University, Arab American University, and Al-Quds Open University. These universities were selected to be included in the study. A self-designed questionnaire was used for data collection and included the following parts: part1: personal characteristics of the university employees, Part II. Knowledge of university employees about covid-19 vaccination, Part III: Medical background of the participant, also their perception regarding receiving the COVID-19 vaccination. We found that less than the half of studied employees (41.3 %) were between 30<40 years with ±SD 38.6±7, more than three quarters, 79.4 %, were males; 41.9% of them recorded class II obesity, 72.6% suffered from chronic problems while 22.6% of them stayed in hospital post covid vaccination. based on the current study, there was a positive correlation between the total of university employees’ health consequence, perception, and their knowledge. Also, there was a highly statistical significant difference between the total perception and their knowledge. Recommendation: the study recommends publicity to enlighten people about what Covid-19 vaccination is, in order to correct the negative perception around the vaccine.