WITHDRAWN: Health Consequences of University Employees Post Covid-19 Vaccination at Palestinian Universities

Abstract

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.