Skip to main content

Table 6 Comparison of the scores between Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines during the vaccination process*

From: Vaccination process evaluation at COVID-19 vaccination centers in Lebanon: a national study

Process

Scoring and percentages

Pfizer (N = 20)

AstraZeneca (N = 13)

P-value

Transportation

Score/5

5.0

5.0

Percentage

100.0

100.0

Handling and storage

Score/10

9.0 ± 1.3

8.9 ± 0.9

0.848

Percentage

90.0 ± 12.5

89.2 ± 8.6

Vaccine preparation

Score/7

6.3 ± 1.4

5.9 ± 1.0

0.478

Percentage

89.3 ± 20.1

84.6 ± 14.8

Pfizer preparation

Score/11

9.7 ± 1.8

Percentage

87.7 ± 16.5

AstraZeneca preparation

Score/5

4.7 ± 0.5

Percentage

93.8 ± 9.6

Pre-vaccination

Score/5

4.5 ± 0.9

3.9 ± 1.4

0.213

Percentage

89.0 ± 18.9

78.5 ± 28.8

Administration

Score/8

7.9 ± 0.3

8.0

0.253

Percentage

98.8 ± 3.8

100.0

Post-vaccination

Score/4

3.3 ± 0.7

3.2 ± 0.8

0.803

Percentage

82.5 ± 18.3

80.8 ± 20.8

Total score**

Score/39

35.9 ± 2.5

35.0 ± 2.3

0.305

Percentage

92.0 ± 6.4

89.7 ± 5.9

  1. *The statistical test used was the Student’s t-test for all steps except for the post-vaccination step. Mann–Whitney U test was used for the post-vaccination step
  2. **The total score excludes the score of the “Pfizer Preparation” and “AstraZeneca Preparation”, and only includes the common questions to all VCs