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Gaceta Médica Boliviana
versão impressa ISSN 1012-2966versão On-line ISSN 2227-3662
Resumo
OROZCO CRESPO, Julio Cesar. Effectiveness of the SINOPHARM vaccine in patients of the COVID area, “Dr. Benigno Sanchez” Hospital. Gac Med Bol [online]. 2023, vol.46, n.1, pp.45-50. Epub 01-Jun-2023. ISSN 1012-2966. https://doi.org/10.47993/gmb.v46i1.630.
Introduction:
the pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 produced mild, moderate and severe cases of COVID-19, with a lethality of up to 3%, motivating teams to investigate vaccines against this agent.
General objective:
to evaluate the effectiveness of the Sinopharm vaccine in hospitalized patients of the COVID-19 Area in the “Dr. Benigno Sanchez” hospital of Quillacollo, between the months of March 2021 and March 2022.
Material and methods:
it is an observational study of analytical type, subtype cases and controls, longitudinal prospective. The population was 355 patients, obtaining a sample of 126 patients subdivided into case-control groups, each with 63 patients.
Results and conclusions:
the effectiveness was 32%. The proportion of cure rate prevented by the vaccine was 19%. There is a significant relationship between vaccination status, contagion wave and contagion condition (p< 0,05). Being vaccinated or being male, are considered protective factors. Not being vaccinated increases the level of threat to mortality by 23%.
Palavras-chave : COVID-19; effectiveness; hospitalization; vaccines.