TY - JOUR
T1 - Ocular Surface Erosion after Suspected Exposure to Evaporated COVID-19 Vaccine
AU - Chantra, Somporn
AU - Chaitanuwong, Pareena
AU - Seresirikachorm, Kasem
AU - Brinks, Mitchell
AU - Serirat, Onsiri
AU - Chamberlain, Winston
AU - Ruamviboonsuk, Paisan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.
PY - 2021/12/2
Y1 - 2021/12/2
N2 - The purpose is to report ocular surface erosion of health personnel who were exposed to evaporated CoronaVac during a vaccination campaign. A campaign for CoronaVac vaccination was conducted in a closed space of 11.04 × 5.96 m, partially divided into 6 rooms with interconnected area among the rooms. A total of 20 health personnel worked in the vaccination rooms. On the third day of campaign, a vial, containing a single dose of 0.5 mL, of the vaccine was dropped accidentally onto the floor and broken by an administering nurse. A total of 15 personnel had symptoms and signs of ocular surface erosion at the average time from the accident to the onset of 10.2 ± 7.1 h; 4 personnel also had skin rash. These personnel included all 13 persons who already worked in the rooms when the accident occurred and continued for additional 4-6 h and 2 personnel who presented in the rooms 1-2 h after the accident and stayed for 2-3 h. Proximity and timing suggest CoronaVac correlation with the ocular and skin reactions. Cautions should be taken to avoid broken vials, spills, and aerosolization of CoronaVac during the vaccination.
AB - The purpose is to report ocular surface erosion of health personnel who were exposed to evaporated CoronaVac during a vaccination campaign. A campaign for CoronaVac vaccination was conducted in a closed space of 11.04 × 5.96 m, partially divided into 6 rooms with interconnected area among the rooms. A total of 20 health personnel worked in the vaccination rooms. On the third day of campaign, a vial, containing a single dose of 0.5 mL, of the vaccine was dropped accidentally onto the floor and broken by an administering nurse. A total of 15 personnel had symptoms and signs of ocular surface erosion at the average time from the accident to the onset of 10.2 ± 7.1 h; 4 personnel also had skin rash. These personnel included all 13 persons who already worked in the rooms when the accident occurred and continued for additional 4-6 h and 2 personnel who presented in the rooms 1-2 h after the accident and stayed for 2-3 h. Proximity and timing suggest CoronaVac correlation with the ocular and skin reactions. Cautions should be taken to avoid broken vials, spills, and aerosolization of CoronaVac during the vaccination.
KW - COVID-19 vaccine
KW - Case report
KW - Health worker
KW - Ocular surface erosion
KW - Skin rash
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U2 - 10.1159/000520500
DO - 10.1159/000520500
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85121106023
SN - 1663-2699
VL - 12
SP - 944
EP - 951
JO - Case Reports in Ophthalmology
JF - Case Reports in Ophthalmology
IS - 3
ER -