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Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine Compared with Hybrid Immunity in Populations Prioritized and Non-Prioritized for COVID-19 Vaccination in 2021-2022: A Naturalistic Case-Control Study in Sweden.

Armin Spreco, Örjan Dahlström, Anna Jöud, Dennis Nordvall, Cecilia Fagerström, Eva Blomqvist, Fredrik Gustafsson, Jorma Hinkula, Thomas Schön, Toomas Timpka

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Article in Vaccines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Armin SprecoDepartment of Health, Medicine, and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-0985-8209
Örjan DahlströmDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-3955-0443
Anna JöudDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden.
Dennis NordvallDepartment of Health, Medicine, and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden.
Cecilia FagerströmDepartment of Research, Region Kalmar County, 39185 Kalmar, Sweden.
Eva BlomqvistDepartment of Computer and Information Science, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-0036-6662
Fredrik GustafssonDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-3270-171X
Jorma HinkulaDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-1908-5609
Thomas SchönDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden.
Toomas TimpkaDepartment of Health, Medicine, and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-6049-5402

Funding

Region Östergötland ALF-936190Research Council of Southeast Sweden (FORSS-940915Swedish Research Council 2021-05608
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The term hybrid immunity is used to denote the immunological status of vaccinated individuals with a history of natural infection. Reports of new SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern motivate continuous rethought and renewal of COVID-19 vaccination programs. We used a naturalistic case-control study design to compare the effectiveness of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine to hybrid immunity 180 days post-vaccination in prioritized and non-prioritized populations vaccinated before 31 July 2021 in three Swedish counties (total population 1,760,000). Subjects with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test recorded within 6 months before vaccination (n = 36,247; 6%) were matched to vaccinated-only controls. In the prioritized population exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha and Delta variants post-vaccination, the odds ratio (OR) for breakthrough infection was 2.2 (95% CI, 1.6−2.8; p < 0.001) in the vaccinated-only group compared with the hybrid immunity group, while in the later vaccinated non-prioritized population, the OR decreased from 4.3 (95% CI, 2.2−8.6; p < 0.001) during circulation of the Delta variant to 1.9 (95% CI, 1.7−2.1; p < 0.001) with the introduction of the Omicron variant (B.1.617.2). We conclude that hybrid immunity provides gains in protection, but that the benefits are smaller for risk groups and with circulation of the Omicron variant and its sublineages.

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case-control study designCOVID-19effectivenessepidemiologyhybrid immunityvaccination program

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PMID36016162
PMCPMC9414381

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