Time-to-event analysis of COVID-19 precautionary dose vaccination among healthcare workers in a teaching institute of a metropolitan city in India, using Co-WIN data

Objective: Vaccination emerged as a significant and critical intervention for tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. During vaccine introduction in India, healthcare and front-line workers were prioritized to receive the vaccine first. This study aims to analyze the uptake patterns of precautionary doses a...

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Main Authors: Chinnu Sara Varughese, Rashmi Priya, Sandeep Mishra, C. Maria
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1913_24
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author Chinnu Sara Varughese
Rashmi Priya
Sandeep Mishra
C. Maria
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description Objective: Vaccination emerged as a significant and critical intervention for tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. During vaccine introduction in India, healthcare and front-line workers were prioritized to receive the vaccine first. This study aims to analyze the uptake patterns of precautionary doses among HCWs for Covishield and Covaxin vaccines using time-to-event analysis. Design: Retrospective Observational study. Setting: Covid Vaccination center at a teaching institute in Mumbai. Participant: Healthcare Workers (HCWs) who received precautionary doses of Covishield or Covaxin between January 10, 2022, and July 6, 2022, at the Covid vaccination center in a teaching institute in Mumbai. Results: 2,615 HCWs received Covishield and 93 received Covaxin precautionary doses. For Covishield, 86.5% took the precautionary dose within two weeks, with a mean uptake time of 9.1 days. Younger age groups and females showed higher uptake times. For Covaxin, 57% took the precautionary dose within two weeks, with a mean uptake time of 32.98 days. Younger age groups had higher uptake times, while females had lower uptake times for the precautionary dose. Cox regression identified younger age as a significant predictor of delayed uptake for Covishield. Conclusion: HCWs showed good overall acceptance of precautionary doses, with improved uptake compared to initial doses. Females and younger age groups generally had longer uptake times. These findings highlight the need for targeted education and risk communication strategies to ensure timely vaccination among HCWs. The study also highlights the value of having good data stored in vaccination platforms, analyzed, and interpreted for informed decision-making in future health campaigns.
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spelling doaj-art-da497a4a0ff04a938e48d330865ebc852025-08-20T03:41:48ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632278-71352025-07-011472721272810.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1913_24Time-to-event analysis of COVID-19 precautionary dose vaccination among healthcare workers in a teaching institute of a metropolitan city in India, using Co-WIN dataChinnu Sara VarugheseRashmi PriyaSandeep MishraC. MariaObjective: Vaccination emerged as a significant and critical intervention for tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. During vaccine introduction in India, healthcare and front-line workers were prioritized to receive the vaccine first. This study aims to analyze the uptake patterns of precautionary doses among HCWs for Covishield and Covaxin vaccines using time-to-event analysis. Design: Retrospective Observational study. Setting: Covid Vaccination center at a teaching institute in Mumbai. Participant: Healthcare Workers (HCWs) who received precautionary doses of Covishield or Covaxin between January 10, 2022, and July 6, 2022, at the Covid vaccination center in a teaching institute in Mumbai. Results: 2,615 HCWs received Covishield and 93 received Covaxin precautionary doses. For Covishield, 86.5% took the precautionary dose within two weeks, with a mean uptake time of 9.1 days. Younger age groups and females showed higher uptake times. For Covaxin, 57% took the precautionary dose within two weeks, with a mean uptake time of 32.98 days. Younger age groups had higher uptake times, while females had lower uptake times for the precautionary dose. Cox regression identified younger age as a significant predictor of delayed uptake for Covishield. Conclusion: HCWs showed good overall acceptance of precautionary doses, with improved uptake compared to initial doses. Females and younger age groups generally had longer uptake times. These findings highlight the need for targeted education and risk communication strategies to ensure timely vaccination among HCWs. The study also highlights the value of having good data stored in vaccination platforms, analyzed, and interpreted for informed decision-making in future health campaigns.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1913_24digital platform dataimmunizationretrospective data analysissars cov-2vaccine hesitancy
spellingShingle Chinnu Sara Varughese
Rashmi Priya
Sandeep Mishra
C. Maria
Time-to-event analysis of COVID-19 precautionary dose vaccination among healthcare workers in a teaching institute of a metropolitan city in India, using Co-WIN data
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
digital platform data
immunization
retrospective data analysis
sars cov-2
vaccine hesitancy
title Time-to-event analysis of COVID-19 precautionary dose vaccination among healthcare workers in a teaching institute of a metropolitan city in India, using Co-WIN data
title_full Time-to-event analysis of COVID-19 precautionary dose vaccination among healthcare workers in a teaching institute of a metropolitan city in India, using Co-WIN data
title_fullStr Time-to-event analysis of COVID-19 precautionary dose vaccination among healthcare workers in a teaching institute of a metropolitan city in India, using Co-WIN data
title_full_unstemmed Time-to-event analysis of COVID-19 precautionary dose vaccination among healthcare workers in a teaching institute of a metropolitan city in India, using Co-WIN data
title_short Time-to-event analysis of COVID-19 precautionary dose vaccination among healthcare workers in a teaching institute of a metropolitan city in India, using Co-WIN data
title_sort time to event analysis of covid 19 precautionary dose vaccination among healthcare workers in a teaching institute of a metropolitan city in india using co win data
topic digital platform data
immunization
retrospective data analysis
sars cov-2
vaccine hesitancy
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1913_24
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