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High vaccine effectiveness against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and severe disease among residents and staff of long-term care facilities in Norway, November 2020–June 2021

Authors :
Jostein Starrfelt
Anders Skyrud Danielsen
Oliver Kacelnik
Anita Wang Børseth
Elina Seppälä
Hinta Meijerink
Source :
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, Vol 2 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes high morbidity and mortality in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against infection was 81.5% and 81.4% among fully vaccinated residents and staff in LTCFs. The vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19-associated death was 93.1% among residents, and no hospitalizations occurred among fully vaccinated staff.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2732494X
Volume :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b4abf44ddf14c1a9b23d38f3f3f3cfd
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2021.246