Severe Covid-19 Vaccine Side-Effects are Rare in Older Adults yet are Linked With Depressive Symptoms

Yaakov Hoffman, Yuval Palgi, Robin Goodwin, Menachem Ben-Ezra, Lee Greenblatt-Kimron

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Abstract

COVID-19 vaccine development should have been the “light at the end of the tunnel.” However, antivaccinations attitudes and hesitation are common,1 even among older adults. Such hesitancy has been positively associated with depression, potentially due to concerns about vaccine side-effects.2 We tested the association between depression and vaccine side-effects in older adults, and hypothesized that, like physical illness,3 depression should increase with each additional side-effect.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-116
Number of pages2
JournalAmerican Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Volume30
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2022

Keywords

  • Aged
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Depression
  • Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
  • Humans
  • SARS-CoV-2

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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