Lessons Learnt during the Second Wave of COVID- 19: A Prospective Observational Study of the Effect of Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccination on the Clinical Profile and Patient Outcome in a Suburban Area of Pune, India
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic, in the first wave in India, had a high case fatality rate. Vaccination and other preventive measures were implemented soon after. Our study was conducted with an aim to assess the effect of a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine on patient outcome and clinical profile of patients admitted with the disease in the second wave. Methods: A prospective observational study was carried out at three community hospitals in a suburban area of Pune, during the second wave, after prior informed consent of patients through a digital questionnaire to record clinical, demographic and laboratory data.
