Frontiers in Public Health (Feb 2023)

Frequency of needle stick injuries among healthcare providers during large-scale SARS-CoV-2 vaccination brigades

  • Jorge Daniel Moran-González,
  • Magaly Padilla-Orozco,
  • Abel Guzman-Lopez,
  • Hilda Cristina Ochoa-Bayona,
  • Adrian Camacho-Ortiz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1084812
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11

Abstract

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The frequency of needle stick-related accidents in large-scale vaccination brigades during the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown. We determined the incidence of needle stick injuries (NIs) from the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination brigades in the Monterrey metropolitan area. We calculated the rate of NI by 100,000 doses administered from a registry of over 4 million doses.

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