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Is COVID-19 vaccination beneficial for tumor patients: a cross-sectional investigation in China
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  • Sixiu Wang,
  • Yan Zhu,
  • Tao Chen,
  • Chunying Lin,
  • Liming Chen,
  • Congzhu Li,
  • Yongdong Niu
Sixiu Wang
Shantou University
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Yan Zhu
Shantou University Medical College Cancer Hospital
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Tao Chen
Sun Yat-sen University Zhongshan School of Medicine
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Chunying Lin
Shantou University
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Liming Chen
Shantou University Medical College Cancer Hospital
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Congzhu Li
Shantou University Medical College Cancer Hospital
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Yongdong Niu
Shantou University Medical College

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Abstract

javascript:void(0) Tumor patients take a high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, high incidence of serious events, poor prognosis and high mortality in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic, but there is still lack of supporting evidence that the COVID-19 vaccination is beneficial for tumor patients to encourage them to receive the vaccination. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Shantou, China and questionnaires were collected in the hospitals from February 13,2023 to April 23,2023. Using the receiving of COVID-19 vaccination as the primary outcome, descriptive, univariate and multivariate analyses were generated.161 out of 241 patients (66.80%) had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 61.00% patients had been infected with SARS-CoV-2. Patients with general symptoms (P = 0.013) and others (P = 0.022) had a higher proportion of non-vaccinated patients than vaccinated ones. In the multivariate analysis, age (aOR = 0.971, 95% CI 0.946-0.997, P = 0.031), the cognition of vaccines’ impact on tumor treatment (aOR = 4.475, 95% CI 1.772-11.299, P = 0.002), time since tumor diagnosis (aOR=4.586, 95% CI 2.122-9.909, P < 0.001) were identified as factors of COVID-19 vaccination uptake. COVID-19 vaccination in China brings many benefits to tumor patients, which could reduce symptoms after infection.