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World J Clin Cases. Oct 6, 2022; 10(28): 10053-10065
Published online Oct 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i28.10053
Prevention and management of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination using traditional Korean medicine: An online survey of public health doctors
Byungsoo Kang, Hongmin Chu, Bo-Young Youn, Jungtae Leem
Byungsoo Kang, College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University, Naju-si 58245, South Korea
Hongmin Chu, Daecheong Public Health Subcenter, Ongjin Public Healthcenter, Incheon 23105, Incheon, South Korea
Bo-Young Youn, Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, South Korea
Jungtae Leem, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
Author contributions: Kang B and Leem J conceptualized the manuscript and contributed to data curation; Chu H and Kang B contributed to methodology and original drafting of the manuscript; Youn B reviewed the writing and contributed to manuscript drafting; all authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Supported by National Research Foundation of Korea grant funded by the Korea, No. 2022R1C1C200873811.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of College of KM of Wonkwang University for the online survey protocol (WKIRB-202104-SB-022). Participants were recruited by the association and encouraged to read the questionnaire carefully.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: The data used for this study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Jungtae Leem, KMD&PhD, Professor, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University, 460, Iksan-daero, Sin-dong, Iksan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea. julcho@naver.com
Received: April 5, 2022
Peer-review started: April 5, 2022
First decision: June 7, 2022
Revised: June 14, 2022
Accepted: August 22, 2022
Article in press: August 22, 2022
Published online: October 6, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This study is the first to conduct a survey of traditional medicine doctors engaged in public health works regarding the prevention and management of adverse events utilizing traditional medicine modalities before and after the coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination.