Research Article

Impact of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (Covishield™) Vaccination: How Long Will It Persist?

Table 3

Baseline SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among HCWs based on their exposure to COVID-19 patients or samples.

Occupation of the participantsExposure to COVID-19 patients/samples, n (%)
ExposedNonexposed
TotalBLSTotalBLS

Doctor (n = 48)30 (62.5)10 (33.3)1,218 (37.5)2 (11.1)1
Nurse (n = 39)39 (100)15 (50)10 (0)0 (0)
Laboratory technician (n = 26)11 (42.3)6 (54.5)1,215 (57.7)2 (13.3)1
Office assistants (n = 37)34 (91.9)7 (20.6)13 (8.1)0 (0)

BLS = baseline seropositive; 1 = calculated out of the total of exposed or nonexposed HCWs; 2 =  in exposed vs. nonexposed HCWs.