Effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with diabetes as a factor for vaccine hesitancy

INTRODUCTION

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the novel coronavirus causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) encountered since December 8, 2019 when the first cases of pneumonia of unknown origin etiology were described in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China[1]. Since then,the World Health Organization has reported more than 472 million confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection and more than 6 million deaths[2]. Closely related to SARS-CoV-2, the SARS-CoV pathogen causing a pandemic in 2002-2003 was also established to have originated in bats that probably serve as the natural reservoir host for those two viruses[3]. Another related betacoronavirus, the Middle East respiratory syndrome virus, is the cause of frequently emerging local outbreaks. It was first hypothesized that the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus originated in bats. Still, it was then unanimously proved that the reservoir host was dromedary camels causing spillovers to humans[4].Zoonotic transmission of novel coronaviruses to humans has been suggested to continue as more and more viruses are detected in bats and spill over to humans[5]. The fatality risk has been estimated to be 0.5% to 1.3% of all confirmed COVID-19 cases, with significantly higher rates in advanced age groups,reaching 18.4% in hospitalized patients over 80 years old[6,7].

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COVID-19 AND DIABETES PATIENTS

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by impairеd glucose metabolism and increased blood sugar levels as a result of absolute insulin deficiency due to autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic beta-cells (type 1 diabetes and latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood) or impaired insulin action and a progressive loss of adequate β-cell insulin secretion due to insulin resistance in the target tissues (type 2 diabetes)[8]. Besides increased blood glucose levels, diabetes is associated with numerous chronic microvascular and macrovascular complications, determining diabetes as a cardiovascular disease[8]. Moreover, diabetes is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation[9] and an increased risk of thrombotic events[10], dyslipidemia[11], and metabolic syndrome[12]. Finally, it is a common disease that affects approximately 537 million adults. More than 240 million adults live with undiagnosed diabetes[13]. Collectively, these facts are a prerequisite for determining diabetes as a major risk factor for COVID-19[14]. It is considered that diabetic patients are a high-risk population with a calculated six-times greater risk for hospitalization and twelve-times greater risk for death than the healthy population[15]. Therefore, guidelines clearly state that patients with diabetes are strongly recommended to be vaccinated against COVID-19[16].

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It is now widely accepted that diabetes, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and cerebrovascular disease are the most common chronic comorbid conditions in people suffering from severe COVID-19 and requiring intensive care unit admission[17]. Many studies suggest that prolonged hyperglycemia is related to the increased frequency and severity of any infection, not just COVID-19. A matched cohort study among English primary care patients found that 6% of infection-related hospital admissions and 12% of SARS-CoV-2-related deaths were attributable to diabetes. The incidence rate ratios were highest for soft tissue, bone, and joint infections and sepsis[18].

A retrospective observational study of clinical outcomes in 1122 confirmed cases of COVID-19 found that the mortality rate in patients with diabetes and/or uncontrolled hyperglycemia was 28.8%,significantly higher compared to 6.2% in patients without diabetes or hyperglycemia. Furthermore, the median length of stay was also longer among discharged survivors in diabetic or hyperglycemic patients. Both findings imply the need for meticulous hyperglycemia management in hospitalized COVID-19 patients[19].

Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus were associated with worse rates of all-cause mortality owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in a large population-based cohort study encompassing more than 98% of primary care practice patients in England[20]. It identified a steep and sizable relationship between HbA1c values and death outcomes. Compared to individuals with optimal HbA1c values(6.5%-7.0%), those with HbA1c > 10% had a dramatically increased in-hospital all-cause mortality(hazard ratio: 2.23; 95% confidence interval: 1.50–3.30;

< 0.0001 in type 1 diabetes and hazard ratio:1.61; 95% confidence interval: 1.47–1.77;

< 0.0001 in type 2 diabetes), independent from other risk factors[20].

Obesity, being strongly associated with diabetes mellitus type 2, has been investigated as a critical factor in the immune dysregulation that accompanies severe COVID-19. For example, in a French center, the relative risk for the need for invasive mechanical ventilation was seven-fold greater in patients with a body mass index > 30 kg/m

than those within the normal range of body mass index[21].

Although there is a high incidence of diabetes among populations, during the COVID-19 vaccine studies, patients with diabetes are usually rolled out. Therefore, we rely on the data from real-life studies from vaccinations after the vaccine approval.

Monocytes and macrophages appear to have a hallmark role in the dysregulated immune state of severe COVID-19 infections. Experimental data show that higher extracellular glucose concentrations promote sustained monocyte glycolysis, increased SARS-CoV-2 replication in antigen-presenting cells,and proinflammatory cytokine expression, leading to T-cell dysfunction and lung epithelial damage[23]. Therefore, it has been hypothesized that mitochondrial reactive oxygen species generation stimulated by SARS-CoV-2 leads to hypoxia-inducible factor alpha synthesis. Hypoxia-inducible factor alpha increased the expression of ACE2 (the entry point of SARS-CoV-2 into lung epithelial cells),interleukin-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6, and interferons α, β, and λ in infected monocytes.Those findings suggest that hypoxia-inducible factor alpha is necessary to induce glycolysis and the consequent proinflammatory state of SARS-CoV-2-infected monocytes[23].

To sum up, the most common systemic side effects are headache, chills, fever, flu-like symptoms,nausea, and fatigue. The local effects are pain, redness, and swelling at the injection site on the arm.Patients with diabetes are not more prone to have pronounced side effects of COVID-19 vaccination than healthy people. However, most of them are mild and disappear a few days after vaccine administration. Although it is possible to have increased blood sugar levels after vaccination, it is rather not associated with a significant impact on glycemic control. Therefore, it does not require any changes in diabetic therapy. However, we must remember that COVID-19 may exert deteriorating effects in patients with autoimmune diseases[89], including type 1 diabetes. On the other hand, therapies for type 2 diabetes that target cytokines can also change the course of infection[90].

ROUTINE VACCINES FOR DIABETES PATIENTS

Autoimmune inflammatory diseases are characterized by an abnormal immune response to self antigens[38]. The interactions between people with autoimmune diseases and SARS-CoV-2 infection are generally unexpected. The mechanisms underlying the possible complications and fatal outcomes are not fully understood. COVID-19, like other viral infections, has the potential to cause a flare, including in diabetes patients[39,40].

Moreover, vaccine side effects are often minor and resolve on their own. Severe adverse effects are quite uncommon. Given all the information above and the usually immunocompromised status of diabetes patients, many routine vaccines are officially recommended. For example, the National Health Service in Great Britain recommends the inactivated intramuscular vaccine against seasonal influenza for patients with diabetes types 1 and 2. This is because the risk of severe disease is higher for them than for people without diabetes[25].

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gives the same recommendation according to seasonal influenza. All patients with diabetes from 6 mo are recommended for the inactivated intramuscular vaccine against the disease. The CDC does not recommend the live attenuated influenza vaccine, also known as the nasal spray, for people with diabetes types 1 and 2[26].

A multicenter, randomized, and controlled study from the Republic of Korea demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of trivalent subunit inactivated intramuscular influenza vaccine, which contained an A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)-like strain, an A/Victoria/361/2011 (H3N2)-like strain, and a B/Brisbane/60/2008-like strain[27]. The World Health Organization recommended the strains during the 2012-2013 influenza season. The scientists observed similar results of seroprotection rates against the A/H3N2 and the B strains in the diabetic and non-diabetic groups. However, the diabetic group had significantly lower rates than those in the non-diabetic controls for the A/H1N1 strain. In both groups, 1 mo after vaccination, the geometric mean titers and seroprotection rates had increased dramatically for all three virus strains (

< 0.001)[27]. According to this study, 6 mo after vaccination, differences in the immunogenicity profiles between the diabetic and the non-diabetic groups were proven, with the seroprotection rate much lower in the elderly diabetes group than in the elderly control group. The safety of the trivalent subunit inactivated intramuscular influenza vaccine was established during the study, and all the participants confirmed that the vaccine was well tolerated. The post-vaccination reactions were mild to moderate, with tenderness at the injection site being the most frequent local reaction. In the diabetes group, 34.3% of the patients reported this local adverse event compared to 45.3% in the control group (

< 0.001). From the systemic reactions, myalgia was most reported,followed by tiredness, headache, malaise, chills, and arthralgia[27].

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Another highly recommended vaccine for patients with diabetes is the vaccine against pneumococcal disease. The CDC recommends the pneumococcal vaccine for all children younger than 2 years and all adults 65 years or older. In addition, adults aged 19 through 64 are recommended for vaccination if they have chronic illnesses (including diabetes), human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or cancer or smoke cigarettes[28].

In a randomized controlled trial among elderly adults with comorbidities, the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine showed significantly higher vaccine efficacy among subjects with diabetes mellitus[29].

A German retrospective cohort study proved the effectiveness of the 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine for invasive pneumococcal disease provoked by

22/23 serotypes. Therefore,scientists have recommended increasing the vaccination coverage of 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine among elderly adults in Germany[30].

Additionally, different vaccines elicited comparable results, as shown in Table 1. This is also valid for the adverse effects demonstrated in the next section of the paper.

Regarding immune responses after vaccination, diabetes patients mounted an adequate B-cell immune response after influenza and the 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine[36]. However, they had a lower response to the hepatitis B vaccine[37]. All findings support the notion that vaccines for vaccinepreventable illnesses should be administered in a timely manner to diabetic patients, given that this population are susceptible to infection and have a higher risk of diabetes deterioration during infections.

COVID-19 VACCINES, AUTOIMMUNITY, AND GLUCOSE METABOLISM

Diabetes patients (both type 1 and type 2) are at an increased risk of significant complications from vaccine-preventable illnesses, including hospitalizations and death. Even properly managed diabetes could be associated with second immune deficiency and increased susceptibility to infections due to impaired cellular immune function. Diabetes patients are more likely to die from pneumonia,bacteremia, and meningitis. In line with this, immunization offers the most effective protection against vaccine-preventable illnesses. Therefore, in the next paragraph, we provide information about the routine and recommended vaccination of diabetes patients to emphasize the solid background behind the vaccines that can be used to improve patient and doctor confidence in the vaccines while decreasing vaccine hesitancy.

Although preliminary findings revealed that autoimmune diseases did not enhance the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe disease[41], autoimmune disorders are associated with organ damage,chronic cardiovascular, metabolic and respiratory comorbidities, susceptibility to bacterial infections,and sometimes, B cell depletion therapy and usage of high-dose glucocorticoids. All these factors may enhance the risk of a poor prognosis for patients during the COVID-19 course[42]. As a result, COVID-19 preventive methods should focus on the unique group of autoimmune disease patients, with immunization against SARS-CoV-2 being one of the most promising approaches. Nonetheless, because of growing findings, their safety and efficacy should be primarily and regularly assessed in different patient populations, including patients with diabetes[43].

We will focus on vaccine hesitancy in patients with diabetes later. Still, aside from the fear of immunization-related autoimmunity, there is considerable evidence that the development of autoimmune diseases is influenced by a variety of other variables. In fact, because autoimmune illnesses can develop without immunizations, it is impossible to conclude that vaccines alone induce autoimmunity[44].

Also, people with autoimmune disorders are most concerned about whether the risk of disease flare or aggravation increases following immunization. However, more than 5000 studies confirmed that those with autoimmune illnesses were not at risk of aggravation or worsening conditions[45].

The approved COVID-19 vaccines have played the most significant role in the battle with the SARSCoV-2 virus to reduce disease severity and mortality among those affected, especially those with diabetes. As of March 16, 2022, more than 10 billion doses of different COVID-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide, including booster doses[46]. So far, we know that although the COVID-19 vaccinations’ immunogenicity and efficacy in the autoimmune disease patient population may be lower than in healthy controls, they are typically comparable. Furthermore, data on the vaccines’ effectiveness in the autoimmune disease population of adults and children are lacking since only a few studies follow up on the duration of protection and different modalities of immune responses after immunization[47].

Vaccination is recommended as a priority for people with diabetes. The aim is to elicit a sustained immune response in the target population. There is evidence that glycemic control in diabetes significantly affects the immune response[48]. Therefore, it is important to determine whether glycemic disturbances occur before or after vaccination against COVID-19 in people with diabetes.

Monitoring blood glucose levels became critical during the COVID-19 pandemic because the data show two to three times higher hospitalizations and double the mortality rate among patients with simultaneous diabetes and COVID-19[49-51]. It also turned out that emerging diabetes, hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome, and diabetic ketoacidosis could accompany post-COVID syndrome[52,53].

Very few studies have been conducted on how vaccination affects blood sugar levels. However, some effects of COVID-19 on glycolytic metabolism are already known[54]. Several cases of hyperglycemia followed by vaccination against COVID-19 were reported[53,55,56]. One diabetic woman and two diabetic men had post-vaccine hyperglycemia within 6 d of receiving the first dose of the Covishield vaccine (AstraZeneca). Hyperglycemia passed after about a month in the woman after treatment with a higher dose of metformin. At the same time, the two men achieved glycemic control in 3-15 d without an additional medication[56]. However, no association between vaccination and disturbed glycemic control was proven.

Another study reported hyperglycemia between the 20

and 36

days after the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine[55]. Similar conditions have also been reported following mRNA vaccines,Comirnaty (Pfizer/BioNTech) and Spikevax (Moderna)[53]. This case report demonstrated remarkably high blood sugar and HbA1c levels after vaccination in a patient with previously reasonable blood glucose control. However, this patient probably had undiagnosed diabetes since his two parents had type 2 diabetes and the patient himself had a clinical picture of insulin resistance[53,57].

Another retrospective study examined 96 adults over the age of 18 with type 1 diabetes before and after their first COVID-19 vaccination[58]. Fifty-nine percent of them had a significant deviation in blood glucose levels, which were controlled within 7-10 d after vaccination. Again, the data show no difference in the effects between the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines.

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There could be many reasons for fluctuations in blood glucose. Regarding existing studies, no excipients and/or adjuvants to vaccines have been reported to cause hyperglycemia, so that the condition could be related to the antigens in the vaccine against COVID-19. A possible mechanism for its occurrence is stimulating the immune system, which leads to a stress response. However, it is milder than usually occurs with COVID-19 infection. Different changes in the glycolytic pathway occur in COVID-19 infection in response to stress and lead to increased glucose levels in cells[54,59]. Stress also increases hormones such as adrenaline, cortisol, and/or glucagon that cause metabolism changes[60]. In addition, they affect the immune system by reducing the activity and number of natural killer cells and lymphocytes, decreasing antibodies and reactivating latent viral infections[61].

Theoretically, vaccination could be followed by mild to moderate elevation of blood glucose levels[87]. However, a few studies have already reported worsened glucose control after the COVID-19 vaccination[53,56]. However, a recent study showed that COVID-19 vaccination was not associated with impairment in glucose management. The study analyzed the short-term effects of COVID-19 immunization in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes who were vaccinated with one of the following three COVID-19 vaccines: BNT162b2, mRNA-1273, and AZD1222 (Oxford-AstraZeneca). The study collected and analyzed 49200 continuous glucose monitoring data from 74 participants in the study and showed that there were no changes in time spent in the target glycemic range (70−180 mg/dL) on the days of follow-up (2 d before and 3 d after vaccination). However, patients with type 1 diabetes and more pronounced post-vaccine side effects spent more time above the target range (> 180 mg/dL); no such observations were found in patients with type 2 diabetes. Additionally, the study reported no need for adjustment in the insulin bolus dose and changes in carbohydrate intake around the vaccination in patients with both diabetes types[88].

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Clinical data support a strong response of the neutralizing antibodies in patients with diabetes after COVID-19[36]. However, patients should be consulted and prepared for possible hyperglycemia after the COVID-19 vaccination[60].

There is still no data on the effects on glucose levels after the second COVID-19 vaccination or booster dose. These studies are underway. The question remains if the immunity to vaccination against COVID-19 in people with diabetes would change or decrease.

COVID-19 VACCINES: DATA ON EFFECTIVENESS IN DIABETES PATIENTS

Similarly, it has been discovered that obesity alters the immune response to influenza infection and vaccination. Compared to vaccinated normal-weight individuals, vaccinated obese adults demonstrated double the relative risk for influenza or influenza-like infection, despite evidence of seroconversion. The hyperleptinemia and hyperinsulinemia accompanying the obese state contribute to T cell dysfunction,leading to impaired immune response[22].

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[62], in their systematic review, managed to cover eight studies with a total of 64468 patients and 5156 patients with diabetes[62]. The vaccines included were BNT162b2 vaccine(Pfizer/BioNTech), CoronaVac (Sinovac Life Sciences), Covishield™ (ChAdOx1-nCOV), and Covaxin™(BBV-152). The effectiveness studies showed lower seropositivity and antibody responses following vaccination in diabetes patients than in healthy controls. This was observed from 1-4 wk after full COVID-19 vaccination.

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The studies on the immunogenicity of COVID-19 patients with diabetes are presented in Table 1[63-72].

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We can assume from the data that the seroconversion rates in diabetes patients following COVID-19 vaccination is lower, including lower antibody titers. However, the underlying reasons for that are not fully understood. It was proposed that impaired adaptive immune response in diabetes patients contributes to altered vaccination response[37]. Additionally, patients with diabetes had some immune alterations such as reduced circulating CD4+ cells, lymphocyte proliferation, and antigen presentation[67]. Immunological alterations in patients with diabetes are shown in Figure 1.

As we stated above, hyperglycemia at immunization may reduce the immune response. As a result,having sufficient glycemic control during the post-vaccination interval increases immunological response because strict glycemic control may predispose to a favorable immune response to the SARSCoV-2 vaccine[67]. The host’s ability to respond to infections and the formation of long-term immunological memory, including correct responses to immunizations, are both influenced by the immune system’s steady degradation. Among other things, the adaptive immune system can be compromised by poor proliferation in response to antigenic stimulation, impaired generation of CD4+ T follicular helper cells, and a reduced capacity to generate effector lymphokines. Additionally, it is well-known that hyperglycemia induced glycosylated receptors on the immune cells lead to impaired immune cell function[67]. Immunological features and alterations of diabetes are shown in Figure 1.

In line with this, the leading cause of reduced immune response and protection after vaccination in diabetes patients remains relative immune deficiency. Other factors, such as poorly controlled diabetes,may indirectly impact the vaccines’ efficacy and effectiveness. Thus, we must pay attention to hyperglycemia, which can influence clinical COVID-19 results and vaccination efficacy. This leads us to assume that maintaining proper glycemic control after immunization increases immunological response. Also, we anticipate that strict glycemic management will support the favorable immunological response to the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Therefore, glycemic management should be the standard during pandemics, which strengthens the role of diabetologists in vaccination program effectiveness[67].

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Herpes zoster is an infection that occurs after reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus and is most common in people older than 50 years who have age-related fading of the immune function and concomitant comorbidities[31]. Herpes zoster is more prevalent among people with diabetes mellitus[32]. There are currently two vaccines against herpes zoster, a live-attenuated vaccine and a recombinant zoster vaccine. The effectiveness of both vaccines resulted in a significant decrease in the incidence of the disease in the older adult population[33-35].

To sum up, the vaccines’ overall effectiveness could also be evaluated by the re-infection rate among patients with diabetes who were immunized against SARS-CoV-2. Generally, patients with diabetes were among the population of people with a higher risk of re-infection, both after natural infection or vaccination[73]. However, no particular numbers or percentages were cited for the re-infection rate after COVID-19 vaccination in diabetes patients, although the risk ratio for hospitalization due to re-infection was declared at 1.6[74]. The re-infection was less likely to occur in naturally infected or vaccinated people than in naïve patients. Therefore, the disease course was expected to be less severe in vaccinated diabetes patients.

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COVID-19 VACCINES: DATA ON ADVERSE EFFECTS IN DIABETES PATIENTS

Although the benefits of vaccination against COVID-19 in diabetic patients are undeniable, we will try to systematize the information gathered in the literature on the side effects of COVID-19 vaccines. A recent study analyzing the side effects of the two mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (BNT162b2 mRNA and mRNA-1273) among 1245 healthcare workers described general and organ-specific symptoms after the first and/or second dose of mRNA vaccines in the United States. The common endocrine symptoms were decreased appetite (5.73%), heat/cold intolerance (3.24%), increased thirst (1.12%), increased appetite (0.87%), and increased urine production (0.25%)[75]. Importantly, there are no reported symptoms associated with glucose metabolism; nevertheless, there is no information about diabetic participants in this study. Commonly reported symptoms were soreness, fatigue, myalgia, headache,chills, fever, joint pain, nausea, muscle spasm, sweating, dizziness, flushing, feeling of relief, brain fogging, anorexia, localized swelling, decreased sleep quality, itching, tingling, diarrhea, nasal stuffiness, and palpitations. Despite this extended list of symptoms, 79.7% of participants did not violate daily activities. In comparison, around 98.0% of them planned to have the second dose, and 92.9% had already received it[75].

An anaphylactic reaction is another reported side effect post-vaccination. The CDC reported in January 2021 that anaphylaxis might occur more frequently after the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine than other vaccines[76]. According to this report, 11.1 per million was the estimated rate of anaphylaxis from 1893360 first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The total reported adverse events after vaccination were 4393 (0.2%). Of them, only 175 cases were identified as potentially life-threatening allergic reactions, and 21 were reported as anaphylaxis. Most of the observed allergic reactions havemanifested within the first 30 min of vaccination. Anaphylaxis usually occurs in individuals with a history of allergies or a previous anaphylactic episode. Again, there is no information related to glucose disturbances or predisposition for allergic reactions among diabetes patients[76].

Another CDC report on the side effects of the two mRNA vaccines showed that the most frequently reported symptoms after vaccination were headache, fatigue, and dizziness. The rate of anaphylaxis was defined as rare (4.5 reported cases per million doses administered). There were no data on side effects associated with glucose metabolism and no evidence that vaccine symptoms were more pronounced in diabetics[77].

Increased risk of myocarditis and pericarditis has been reported after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination(Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna)[78-82] and rarely after adenovirus vector-related vaccine[83,84].Detailed analyses of these cases showed that myocarditis and pericarditis were more often in adolescents and young adult males. In addition, they were associated with multiple comorbidities,including obesity and hyperlipidemia[85].

An Italian study reported that the most frequent adverse events observed post-vaccination were vagal response (30%), anxiety reaction (24%), and dizziness (21%) among a total of 314671 vaccinated subjects. These side effects were predominantly observed in women and people with comorbidities;however, it is unclear whether diabetes was included[86].

Another study analyzed the adverse effects among 447346 reports 2 wk after vaccination with one of following three COVID-19 vaccines: 19462 Ad26.COV2.S (Janssen COVID-19 vaccine), 120580 mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 vaccine), and 100752 BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine).Headache, joint-related symptoms, muscle pain, musculoskeletal and connective tissue pain, nausea or vomiting, dermal and epidermal conditions, and febrile disorders were common post-vaccination complaints. They were associated with delayed recovery in people with underlying diseases, including diabetes[36].

More research and patient results need to be analyzed to provide a clear and definitive answer about this temporary instability of blood glucose levels after the COVID-19 vaccination. Understanding changes in the glycolytic pathway associated with COVID-19 and/or after vaccination could help find a new treatment for this disease.

In addition to proinflammatory cytokines and coagulation factor modulation, SARS-CoV-2–induced reactive oxygen species production and viral activation of the renin-angiotensin system (leading to increased angiotensin II expression) lead to insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, and vascular endothelial injury, contributing to acute respiratory distress syndrome as well as cardiovascular, cerebrovascular thromboembolic complications, and disseminated intravascular coagulation[24].

VACCINE HESITANCY IN DIABETES PATIENTS

Diabetes patients were not excluded from the COVID-19 vaccine trials due to the higher prevalence of the disease amongst the populations. Thus, we obtained much more data on the evidence for the longterm safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine in patients with diabetes, in contrast to other autoimmune diseases where many gaps in the knowledge still exist. However, despite the considerable information, physicians and patients still fear exacerbation of the disease and the adverse effects of vaccination, which increases the hesitancy to vaccination.

Even though COVID-19 vaccination has emerged as the sole practical approach to improving clinical outcomes, vaccine hesitancy remains a barrier to obtaining significant levels of vaccine coverage. This poses a particular concern to individuals suffering from autoimmune illnesses, who are already at a higher risk of hospitalization and poor clinical outcomes due to COVID-19 infection. While long-term safety and effectiveness data for COVID-19 immunization in individuals with autoimmune illnesses are lacking, existing research clearly shows that the advantages of vaccination exceed the risks of side effects and disease flare-ups.

The COVAD study group demonstrated some causes for vaccination hesitancy, which was reported in around half of the patients with autoimmune illnesses in the study’s pilot findings[91]. Of all the respondents who did not receive any dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, 16.94% reported not getting the vaccine due to long-term safety concerns or other fears, such as disease exacerbation and delayed adverse effects, and 27.45% stated that they plan to wait until more data are available on the safety of the vaccine before vaccination. Other reasons given by the respondents for not vaccinating are the lack of the vaccine in some parts of the world (32.00%), planning for vaccination at a later date (11.67%), and postponing vaccination due to recent COVID-19 infection (7.30%). Some patients also reported not getting the vaccine because they had been advised to do so by their doctor (5.40%)[91].

However, there are no medical recommendations against vaccination. Only 35% of those vaccinated had mild side effects (fever/headache/myalgia). Furthermore, patients with autoimmune diseases had fewer side effects than healthy controls. Recent international studies show a negligible risk of severe side effects or disease exacerbation after vaccination[91].

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[91] showed that more than half of 483 Chinese diabetes patients experienced vaccine hesitancy (58.2%). Of them, 41.8% were unwilling to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Although patients were aware of the severity of COVID-19 in diabetes patients, they were concerned about vaccine safety.Interestingly, the vaccination status of their relatives did not influence the patients’ decisions, but disagreement with their physician on the ability of the vaccine to reduce the severity of COVID-19 correlated with vaccine hesitancy[92].

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The five factors associated with vaccine hesitancy in diabetes patients are the false belief that diabetes is not a high risk factor for severe COVID-19 and a lack of confidence in vaccine efficacy to prevent infection. However, diabetes patients were convinced that diabetes worsens COVID-19 prognosis and that vaccination may reduce the transmission risk. The third factor associated with vaccine hesitancy was the fear of adverse effects, and the fourth and fifth were the dependence on the opinion of others,including vaccines to be administered to a large group of people, and the influence of social media on them[92].

Similarly, Aldossari

[92] showed that 34.7% of Saudi diabetes patients in the survey were willing to be vaccinated, and 79.0% supported COVID-19 vaccination. However, they showed signs of fear and uncertainty[92]. Therefore, the key to a successful vaccination campaign for these patients remains the accurate information provided and the fight against misinformation. Some factors related to vaccine hesitancy were relatively quick development, beliefs that the trials were insufficient, fears and uncertainty of components, and especially the mRNA behavior after vaccination. In addition, an enormous impact is the anti-vaccination movements in social and traditional media. Furthermore, social media misinformation has led to increased anxiety and vaccine hesitancy.

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CONCLUSION

Since diabetes mellitus is a significant contributor to COVID-19 mortality, patients with disturbed glucose metabolism should be protected from SARS-CoV-2 infection. Few studies have established data on the effectiveness and safety of the COVID-19 vaccine in patients with diabetes. Despite the significant reduction in the immune response to vaccination in diabetes individuals, they should be prioritized for complete vaccination and booster dose delivery. Also, glycemic management in achieving sufficient immunity against SARS-CoV-2 is mandatory. Data also showed that COVID-19 vaccines presented an excellent safety profile with adverse effects following vaccination similar to the healthy population and no increase in the incidence of adverse events in the diabetic group. Finally, vaccine hesitancy among diabetes patients could be overcome with proper information and patient care.

FOOTNOTES

Velikova T and Vasilev G contributed to the conceptualization; Vasilev G, Kabakchieva P,Miteva D, Batselova H, and Velikova T contributed to the investigation; Miteva D and Kabakchieva P contributed to the resources; Vasilev G and Miteva D wrote the original draft; Kabakchieva P, Batselova H and Velikova T wrote and editing the manuscript; Velikova T contributed to the supervision; all authors revised and approved the final version of the manuscript.

All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.

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