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Effectiveness of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19 Hospitalization by Age and Chronic Medical Conditions Burden Among Immunocompetent US Adults, March-August 2021
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Effectiveness of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19 Hospitalization by Age and Chronic Medical Conditions Burden Among Immunocompetent US Adults, March-August 2021

Nathaniel M. Lewis, Eric A. Naioti, Wesley H. Self, Adit A. Ginde, David J. Douin, H. Keipp Talbot, Jonathan D. Casey, Nicholas M. Mohr, Anne Zepeski, Manjusha Gaglani, …
The Journal of infectious diseases, Vol.225(10), pp.1694-1700
12/21/2021
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab619
PMCID: PMC9113447
PMID: 34932114
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https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiab619View
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Abstract

Vaccine effectiveness (VE) against COVID-19 hospitalization was evaluated among immunocompetent adults (>= 18 years) during March-August 2021 using a case-control design. Among 1669 hospitalized COVID-19 cases (11% fully vaccinated) and 1950 RT-PCR-negative controls (54% fully vaccinated), VE was 96% (95% confidence interval [CI], 93%-98%) among patients with no chronic medical conditions and 83% (95% CI, 76%-88%) among patients with >= 3 categories of conditions. VE was similar between those aged 18-64 years versus >= 65 years (P > .05). VE against severe COVID-19 was very high among adults without chronic conditions and lessened with increasing comorbidity burden.
Immunology Infectious Diseases Microbiology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology

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