1. Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines Against COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, January–March 2021
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Tenforde, Mark W, Olson, Samantha M, Self, Wesley H, Talbot, H Keipp, Lindsell, Christopher J, Steingrub, Jay S, Shapiro, Nathan I, Ginde, Adit A, Douin, David J, Prekker, Matthew E, Brown, Samuel M, Peltan, Ithan D, Gong, Michelle N, Mohamed, Amira, Khan, Akram, Exline, Matthew C, Files, D Clark, Gibbs, Kevin W, Stubblefield, William B, Casey, Jonathan D, Rice, Todd W, Grijalva, Carlos G, Hager, David N, Shehu, Arber, Qadir, Nida, Chang, Steven Y, Wilson, Jennifer G, Gaglani, Manjusha, Murthy, Kempapura, Calhoun, Nicole, Monto, Arnold S, Martin, Emily T, Malani, Anurag, Zimmerman, Richard K, Silveira, Fernanda P, Middleton, Donald B, Zhu, Yuwei, Wyatt, Dayna, Stephenson, Meagan, Baughman, Adrienne, Womack, Kelsey N, Hart, Kimberly W, Kobayashi, Miwako, Verani, Jennifer R, Patel, Manish M, Amosu, Omowunmi, Armbruster, Brent, Aston, Valerie, Bernardo, Marianne, Bowers, Robert, De Souza, Leslie, Friedel, Jennifer, Gardner, Kevin, Goff, Jennifer, Gordon, Alexandra June, Hendrickson, Audrey, Hicks, Madeline, Howell, Michelle, Johnson, Jakea, Jorgensen, Jeffrey, Karow, Sarah, Kozikowski, Lori, Krol, Olivia, Landreth, Leigha, LaRose, Mary, Lopez, Brenda, York, New, Luong, Andrea, McClellan, Bob, Maruggi, Ellen, Miller, Karen, Nair, Rahul, Parks, Lisa, Peers, Jennifer, Perez, Cynthia, Rivera, Adreanne, Roque, Jonasel, Santana, Andres, Scharber, Tyler, Silverman, Emma, Tozier, Michael, Tzehaie, Hiwet, Zouyed, Zachary, Arroliga, Alejandro, Bagiatis, Alicia, Balasubramani, GK, Cheng, Caroline K, Eng, Heather, Ghamande, Shekhar, Herrick, Judy, Hoffman, Eric, Hughes, Kailey, Lamerato, Lois E, Lauring, Adam S, McKillop, Amanda, McNeal, Tresa, McSpadden, EJ, Midturi, John, Mutnal, Manohar, and Nowalk, Mary Patricia
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Sciences ,Prevention ,Immunization ,Vaccine Related ,3.4 Vaccines ,Prevention of disease and conditions ,and promotion of well-being ,Good Health and Well Being ,Aged ,COVID-19 ,COVID-19 Vaccines ,Female ,Hospitalization ,Humans ,Male ,Risk Assessment ,Treatment Outcome ,United States ,Vaccination Coverage ,Vaccines ,Synthetic ,IVY Network ,HAIVEN Investigators ,General & Internal Medicine - Abstract
Adults aged ≥65 years are at increased risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 and were identified as a priority group to receive the first COVID-19 vaccines approved for use under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in the United States (1-3). In an evaluation at 24 hospitals in 14 states,* the effectiveness of partial or full vaccination† with Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines against COVID-19-associated hospitalization was assessed among adults aged ≥65 years. Among 417 hospitalized adults aged ≥65 years (including 187 case-patients and 230 controls), the median age was 73 years, 48% were female, 73% were non-Hispanic White, 17% were non-Hispanic Black, 6% were Hispanic, and 4% lived in a long-term care facility. Adjusted vaccine effectiveness (VE) against COVID-19-associated hospitalization among adults aged ≥65 years was estimated to be 94% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 49%-99%) for full vaccination and 64% (95% CI = 28%-82%) for partial vaccination. These findings are consistent with efficacy determined from clinical trials in the subgroup of adults aged ≥65 years (4,5). This multisite U.S. evaluation under real-world conditions suggests that vaccination provided protection against COVID-19-associated hospitalization among adults aged ≥65 years. Vaccination is a critical tool for reducing severe COVID-19 in groups at high risk.
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