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Booster vaccination with inactivated whole-virus or mRNA vaccines and COVID-19–related deaths among people with multimorbidity: a cohort study.
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Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) . 1/30/2023, Vol. 195 Issue 4, pE143-E152. 10p. 1 Diagram, 4 Charts, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: Multimorbidity is a prevalent risk factor for COVID-19–related complications and death. We sought to evaluate the association of homologous booster vaccination using BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) or CoronaVac (Sinovac) with COVID-19–related deaths among people with multimorbidity during the initial Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Using routine clinical records from public health care facilities in Hong Kong, we conducted a territory-wide retrospective cohort study comparing people aged 18 years or older with 2 or more chronic conditions who received a homologous booster (third) dose with those who received only 2 doses, between Nov. 11, 2021, and Mar. 31, 2022. The primary outcome was death related to COVID-19. Results: We included 120 724 BNT162b2 recipients (including 87 289 who received a booster), followed for a median of 34 (interquartile range [IQR] 20–63) days and 127 318 CoronaVac recipients (including 94 977 who received a booster), followed for a median of 38 (IQR 22–77) days. Among BNT162b2 recipients, booster-vaccinated people had fewer COVID-19–related deaths than those who received 2 doses (5 v. 34, incidence rate 1.3 v. 23.4 per million person-days, weighted incidence rate ratio [IRR] 0.05, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.02–0.16). We observed similar results among recipients of CoronaVac booster vaccination compared with those who received only 2 doses (26 v. 88, incidence rate 5.3 v. 53.1 per million person-days, weighted IRR 0.08, 95% CI 0.05–0.12). Interpretation: Among people with multimorbidity, booster vaccination with BNT162b2 or CoronaVac was associated with reductions of more than 90% in COVID-19–related mortality rates compared with only 2 doses. These results highlight the crucial role of booster vaccination for protecting vulnerable populations as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- *BOOSTER vaccines
*HEALTH facilities
*COMORBIDITY
*VACCINES
*COVID-19 pandemic
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- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 195
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 161603095
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.221068