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ArticleNature communications2021

Effectiveness of ChAdOx1 vaccine in older adults during SARS-CoV-2 Gamma variant circulation in São Paulo.

Matt D T Hitchings, Otavio T Ranzani, Murilo Dorion, Tatiana Lang D'Agostini, Regiane Cardoso de Paula, Olivia Ferreira Pereira de Paula, Edlaine Faria de Moura Villela, Mario Sergio Scaramuzzini Torres, Silvano Barbosa de Oliveira, Wade Schulz and 10 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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49citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 9 institutions in 3 countries.

Matt D T Hitchings *Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health & Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2327-3557
Otavio T Ranzani *Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4677-6862
Murilo DorionDepartment of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA.
Tatiana Lang D'AgostiniDisease Control Coordination of the São Paulo State Department of Health, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Regiane Cardoso de PaulaDisease Control Coordination of the São Paulo State Department of Health, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Olivia Ferreira Pereira de PaulaDisease Control Coordination of the São Paulo State Department of Health, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Edlaine Faria de Moura VillelaDisease Control Coordination of the São Paulo State Department of Health, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7043-2007
Mario Sergio Scaramuzzini TorresMunicipal Health Secretary of Manaus, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2050-7648
Silvano Barbosa de OliveiraPan American Health Organization, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
Wade SchulzDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2048-4028
Maria AlmironPan American Health Organization, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
Rodrigo SaidPan American Health Organization, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
Roberto Dias de OliveiraState University of Mato Grosso do Sul - UEMS, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7996-8011
Patricia Vieira SilvaUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul - UFMS, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6632-7848
Wildo Navegantes de AraújoPan American Health Organization, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
Jean Carlo GorinchteynHealth Secretariat of the State of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jason R AndrewsDivision of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5967-251X
Derek A T CummingsDepartment of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9437-1907
Albert I KoDepartment of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9023-2339
Julio CrodaDepartment of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA. julio.croda@fiocruz.br.ORCID 0000-0002-6665-6825
Oklahoma State Department of Health · USYale University · USPan American Health Organization (Brasil) · BRUniversidade de Brasília · BRUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul · BRUniversity of Florida · USHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo · BRStanford University · USUniversidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul · BR

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A two-dose regimen of the Oxford-AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1) Covid-19 vaccine with an inter-dose interval of three months has been implemented in many countries with restricted vaccine supply. However, there is limited evidence for the effectiveness of ChAdOx1 by dose in elderly populations in countries with high prevalence of the Gamma variant of SARS-CoV-2. Here, we estimate ChAdOx1 effectiveness by dose against the primary endpoint of RT-PCR-confirmed Covid-19, and secondary endpoints of Covid-19 hospitalization and Covid-19-related death, in adults aged ≥60 years during an epidemic with high Gamma variant prevalence in São Paulo state, Brazil using a matched, test-negative case-control study. Starting 28 days after the first dose, effectiveness of a single dose of ChAdOx1 is 33.4% (95% CI, 26.4-39.7) against Covid-19, 55.1% (95% CI, 46.6-62.2) against hospitalization, and 61.8% (95% CI, 48.9-71.4) against death. Starting 14 days after the second dose, effectiveness of the two-dose schedule is 77.9% (95% CI, 69.2-84.2) against Covid-19, 87.6% (95% CI, 78.2-92.9) against hospitalization, and 93.6% (95% CI, 81.9-97.7) against death. Completion of the ChAdOx1 vaccine schedule affords significantly increased protection over a single dose against mild and severe Covid-19 outcomes in elderly individuals during widespread Gamma variant circulation.

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AgedBrazilCase-Control StudiesCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 Vaccines

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