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Outcomes of COVID-19 in children after wide distribution of COVID vaccine, Albaha, Saudi Arabia

Joint Webinar: 14^th International Conference on Clinical Case Reports & 6^th International Conference on Pediatrics and Healthcare & 10^th World Summit on Oncology and Cancer Science

November 24, 2022 | Webinar

Abdulmajid Mustafa Almawazini

King Fahad Hospital, Saudi Arabia

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Abstract:

Background: The WHO announced COVID-19 as a pandemic on 12 March 2020, and has become a major public health around the world. Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate clinical presentation and outcomes of COVID-19 cases after wide distribution of COVID vaccine. Methods: Cross sectional study, retrospective file review of the children aged less than 14 years, and confirmed by positive swab test to have COVID 19, from May 2021 to May 2022. Results: A total of 125 patients with positive tests were included in this study. Males made up 52.8% (66/125) of the population, while females made up 47.2% (59/125). The age group of 5–10 years was the most affected, with 46.2%. The common symptoms noted were fever 90.4%, followed by abdominal pain 45.6%, vomiting 44%, diarrhea 41.6%, running nose 39.2%, cough 36%, and headache 25%. Conjunctivitis (4%) and skin rash (1.6%) were the least common symptoms. Only four patients needed PICU admission. No mortality was reported in this study. Conclusions: This study revealed that the number and severity of positive COVID cases were significantly decreased after the vaccination was applied in Albaha, Saudi Arabia. School and household contacts were the main risks. Comorbidities had higher risk of severe disease. Mild symptoms, short course of disease and had good outcome was reported in all admitted patients.

Biography :

Abdulmajid Mustafa Almawazini is a Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist, King Fahad Hospital Albaha, Saudi Arabia. Chairman of Research Committee in KFH Albaha. MD, PhD Pediatric Cardiology 2001. Diploma in Pediatric Cardiology Italy 2004. Diploma in cardiac catheterization Syria 2003. Board Certified in Pediatrics Syria 1991. Medical school, Damascus University, Syaria.