A Comparative Study to the Persistence Post COVID Syndrome and the Infection Period between Vaccinated and Non-vaccinated Patients in Al Basrah Province

Authors

  • Muhannad Salah Hamza Alradh
  • Yasameen Mohammed Abbas Alghadir

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v16i4.18609

Keywords:

Post COVID syndrome, COVID-19, Symptoms, Vaccine.

Abstract

Introduction: The base stones in COVID-19 management were symptoms resolution and the mortality avoidance
Consequently, there were a focus on the early recognition and the appropriate treatment however the assumption
of that COVID-19 patients suffer ends with the end of infection were not completely write. Persistent post-COVID
syndrome (PCS) also called long COVID is a pathologic state, which involves the persistent of a physical and
medical abnormal conditions after three weeks of COVID-19 infection diagnosis.
Objective: A study was conducted to compare the persistence of COVID syndrome and the infection period
between vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients.
Methodology: Data of a total of 756 volunteers were analyzed. and divided in to two main groups of Covid-19
infected people:1- vaccinated and 2-non-vaccinated patients each group were subdivided in to two other
subgroups: a-patients with infection period less than 14 days and b-patients with infection period more than 14
days, performing the research in Al-Basra province. A 12 questions form was established and filled by making
direct interviews with the volunteers.
Results: 28% of individuals reported unvaccinated and 71.95% report vaccinated. vaccinated participants in the
study (71.95%±12.56 SD) have an infection period of (1-14) days (78.62%±10.58 SD), whereas (21.25%±4.76 SD) have
an infection period of more than 14 days. There were differences in the symptom spectrum between the groups.
Long-term persistent symptoms such as cough, hair loss, impotence, loss of taste and/or smell, poor memory,
and dyspnea were significantly associated with vaccinated participants when compared to the unvaccinated
participants, who had the same duration of illness (1-14) days.

Conclusion: People have to be more aware about COVID-19 and should get vaccinated, another topic is how
longer residual PCS last and whether they have a long-term impact on quality of life.

Author Biographies

  • Muhannad Salah Hamza Alradh

    BS pharm, MS in pharmacy/pharmaceutics; college of pharmacy, University of Basrah, clinical
    pharmacist; Iraqi Ministry of health, Basrah Health Directorate, Basrah-Iraq

  • Yasameen Mohammed Abbas Alghadir

    BS pharm; college ofpharmacy, University of Basrah, MS in pharmacology, college of medicine, University of Basrah,Iraqi Ministry of health, Basrah Health Directorate, Basrah-Iraq

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Published

2022-10-10

How to Cite

A Comparative Study to the Persistence Post COVID Syndrome and the Infection Period between Vaccinated and Non-vaccinated Patients in Al Basrah Province. (2022). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 16(4), 328-334. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v16i4.18609