Background
Methods
Design
Month (2021) | Total Number of Vaccine-Related eConsults Closed | % of total eConsults | Resultant Sample Size Used |
---|---|---|---|
February | 58 | 3.12% | 16 |
March | 309 | 16.6% | 83 |
April | 387 | 20.8% | 104 |
May | 339 | 18.3% | 91 |
June | 252 | 13.6% | 68 |
July | 164 | 8.83% | 44 |
August | 89 | 4.79% | 24 |
September | 154 | 8.29% | 41 |
October | 105 | 5.65% | 28 |
Total
| 1857 | 100% | 499 |
Setting
Data collection
Data analysis
Results
Reaction | Total (%) |
---|---|
Pre-existing diagnosis of allergy to non-COVID-19 vaccine
| 205 (41.1) |
Potential IgE-mediated allergic reactions
| |
Other vaccines | 62 (12.4) |
Medications | 47 (9.4) |
Polyethylene glycol | 14 (2.8) |
Food | 14 (2.8) |
Radiocontrast media | 14 (2.8) |
Stinging insect | 1 (0.2) |
Other | 9 (1.8) |
Non-IGE-mediated allergic reaction
| |
Type IV (Delayed) non-polyethylene glycol allergen | 5 (1.0) |
Type IV (Delayed) to polyethylene glycol | 0 (0.0) |
Other | 4 (0.8) |
Non-allergic reactions
| |
Other vaccines | 35 (7.0) |
Pre-existing medical comorbidities
|
74 (14.8)
|
Immune-related
| |
Autoimmune disease | 9 (1.8) |
Secondary immunodeficiency | 9 (1.8) |
Primary immunodeficiency | 3 (0.6) |
Immunosuppressive therapy | 2 (0.4) |
Pregnancy | 1 (0.2) |
Non-immune-related
| |
Thromboembolic disease or hypercoagulability | 17 (3.4) |
Cutaneous conditions | 6 (1.2) |
Cancers | 0 (0.0) |
Other | 27 (5.4) |
Adverse Reaction to Dose 1 of COVID Vaccine
|
180 (36.1)
|
Potential IgE-mediated allergic reactions
| |
Subjective or objective immediate angioedema, dyspnea, rashes, GI symptoms, or pre-syncope/syncope | 34 (6.8) |
Non-IgE-mediated allergic reaction
| |
Delayed skin rashes | 54 (10.8) |
Other | 10 (2.0) |
Non-Allergic reaction
| |
Neurological (Numbness, Tingling) | 27 (5.4) |
Delayed Flu-like Symptoms | 11 (2.2) |
Myocarditis | 3 (0.6) |
Other | 38 (7.6) |
Questions Regarding Potential Vaccine Exemption
| 15 (3.0) |
Pediatric Age-Related Concerns
| 1 (0.2) |
General Anxiety about COVID-19 Vaccination
| 7 (1.4) |
Mixing of COVID-19 Vaccines
| 0 (0.0) |
Administration-Related Concerns
| 9 (1.8) |
Other
| 8 (1.6) |
TOTAL
| 499 |
Intervention | Totals (%) |
---|---|
Able to answer without external resources
| 360 (72.1) |
Unable to answer/outside scope of practice
| 7 (1.4) |
Able to answer after…
| |
Review of external resources (unspecified) | 28 (5.6) |
Review of vaccine ingredients | 17 (3.4) |
Review of specialty society guidance | 13 (2.6) |
Review of CDC guidance | 10 (2.0) |
Contacting colleague | 8 (1.6) |
Review of NACI guidance | 7 (1.4) |
Recommended referral to allergy
| 30 (6.0) |
Recommended referral to other specialty
| 19 (3.8) |
Total
| 499 |
Responses | Number of Responses (%) | |
---|---|---|
Answer to Survey Question 1
| ||
1. I was able to confirm a course of action that I originally had in mind | 275 (55.1) | |
2. I got good advice for a new or additional course of action | 186 (37.3) | |
3. I did not find the response very useful | 9 (1.8) | |
4. Other | 14 (2.8) | |
5. No survey completed | 15 (3.0) | |
Total
| 499 | |
Answer to Survey Question 2
| ||
1. Referral originally contemplated | Avoided after eConsult | 220 (44.1) |
Still required after eConsult | 56 (11.2) | |
2. Referral was not originally contemplated | And still not needed | 172 (34.4) |
But eConsult lead to referral initiation | 9 (1.8) | |
3. There was no benefit to using eConsults in this case | 9 (1.8) | |
4. Other | 18 (3.6) | |
5. No survey completed | 15 (3.0) | |
Total
| 499 |