The Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination Side-Effects on Work Attendance among Saudi Healthcare Workers

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The paper titled  "Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination on Work Attendance among Saudi Healthcare Workers" focuses on the relationship between healthcare workers' work attendance and the vaccine's effects. Data for the study were gathered by questionnaires, mostly from people in the 25–55 age range, with a 25–34 age group making up the majority of the sample. However, because of the skewed age distribution towards younger persons, care should be used when extrapolating these findings to older age groups.

Author Response

Thank you for your insightful feedback on our manuscript. We appreciate your comments. 

We acknowledge that our study sample is predominantly composed of younger individuals, specifically those in the 25–34 age range. This age distribution reflects the demographic characteristics of the healthcare workforce at the time of our survey, where younger workers were more represented. We agree that this skewed age distribution suggests caution when extrapolating our findings to older age groups.

To address this limitation, we have updated the discussion section of our manuscript to highlight this point. We have added the following text:

Updated Discussion Section: "However, it is important to note that the study's sample predominantly consisted of younger individuals aged 25–34. This skewed age distribution suggests caution when extrapolating these findings to older age groups, as the vaccine's effects and subsequent work attendance could differ significantly in older populations. Therefore, additional studies focusing on a more balanced age distribution are needed to validate these findings across different age groups."

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The Impact of COVID-19 Side Effects on Work Attendance among Saudi Healthcare Workers 

This study aimed to investigate the severity of side effects from varies vaccine for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among healthcare worker in Saudi Arabia. 

In introduction the author should clearly state the research problem and why focusing to the attending of healthcare workers

In table 1, number of vaccinated persons with one dose 706, the second dose 96 and the third dose 92, but compare to table 2 the total number of vaccinated with second and third dose are 894. Please verify for this number and perhaps need more explanation 

Based on table 2, the health worker who do not have side effect but need to be absent form work in second and third dose are very high, around 613 and 636 respectively. The author should discussed about this data.

The limitations of the study should not discussed in the conclusion but in the discussion chapter.

Author Response

Thank you for your thorough review of our manuscript. We appreciate your insightful comments and have made several revisions to address the issues you raised. Below is a summary of our responses and the corresponding changes in the manuscript, highlighted in yellow.

We have revised the introduction to clearly state the research problem and the importance of focusing on the attendance of healthcare workers. The updated text is highlighted in yellow in the attached manuscript.

We have corrected the discrepancies between Tables 1 and 2. The updated tables with accurate numbers are highlighted in yellow in the attached manuscript.

In the table one, number 706 indicate total number of participants received full vaccination, that is total three dose. Previously in the table it was mentioned one dose wrongly and that further corrected now

In the table two, same like previous the number has been shifter wrongly as a typographical error. Number of participants without side effects absent from work show a low number (corrected in the manuscript). The explanation given in the manuscript with yellow highlight sentences.

We have moved the discussion of the study's limitations from the conclusion to the discussion section. The updated sections are highlighted in yellow in the attached manuscript.

We have attached the revised manuscript with all changes highlighted in yellow for your review. Thank you for your valuable feedback, which has significantly improved our manuscript.

 

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

I agree with the revision table of 1 and table 2. 

Author Response

Thank you  for your valuable feedback and for the opportunity to improve our manuscript.

Sincerely,

Yahya F. Jamous