post covid vaccination experience among the united arab emirates general public

The study aimed to investigate the experience of the general public in the united arab emirates post-covid-19 vaccines in order to find out the long-term side effects of covid-19 vaccines. a cross-sectional survey was conducted among a sample of vaccinated individuals in the united arab emirates. a total of 500 respondents completed the survey. twenty participants (4.7%) expressed concerns about either registering or receiving the covid-19 vaccination, mainly due to their uncertainty about vaccine safety. 58.8% of the participants who have received pfizer vaccine have received sinopharm, pfizer, or both vaccines together. of them, 78.6% had experienced vaccine-related side effects. the most common side effects are pain/swelling at the injection site, muscle pain, tiredness, fever, headache, shivering, feeling unwell, and joint pain. similarly, only 5.4% reported health problems after vaccination while 94.6% did not have any after vaccination. in the same way, only 3.6% developed a new disease after the covid-19 vaccine. additionally, 3% reported having contacts who experienced health problems/new diseases after vaccination. overall, attitudes toward the covid-19 vaccine were positive. several differences in the incidence and number of vaccine-related adverse events experienced were due to age, sex, and vaccine type.