ArticlePublic health in practice (Oxford, England)2022
Vaccine breakthrough infections with SARS-CoV-2: Why older adults need booster vaccinations.
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- Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalisation in adults (≥ 20 years) during Omicron-dominant circulation: I-MOVE-COVID-19 and VEBIS SARI VE networks, Europe, 2021 to 2022.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2023Article
- Long Non-Coding RNAs in Colorectal Cancer: Navigating the Intersections of Immunity, Intercellular Communication, and Therapeutic Potential.Biomedicines · 2023Review
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Abstract
Objectives: COVID-19 vaccinations are highly efficacious in preventing severe illness that can lead to hospitalizations and death, but incidents of vaccine breakthrough (VBT) infections persist. We examined VBT infections within a congregate setting to help guide public health practices. Study design: This is a retrospective cohort study of VBT infections identified via polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing between 2/1/2021-11/1/2021. Methods: A VBT infection was defined as the detection of SARS-CoV-2 collected from a person ≥14 days after all recommended doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. VBT infections were examined in five California psychiatric inpatient hospitals with a workforce of more than 10,000 hospital staff and approximately 5500 patients. Results: 415 VBT infections out of 14,101 fully vaccinated individuals within our system (2.9%) were identified. Days since final vaccine date ranged from 16 to 291 days. Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric test revealed a statistically significant difference in age between individuals with VBT infections versus all other vaccinated individuals [U = 6.47, p = .01]. A chi-square test of independence revealed no significant sex differences between individuals with VBT infections (58.8% male and 41.2% female) versus all other vaccinated individuals (59.6% male and 40.4% female; X2 (3, N = 14101) = 5.059, p = .167). Out of 415 VBT cases, 65.1% received the Moderna vaccine, 33.2% received Pfizer, and 1.7% received J&J; and 38.1% were asymptomatic at time of VBT infection, 24.1% were symptomatic, while 37.8% were missing symptom data. Conclusions: Vaccination campaigns, including boosters and continued surveillance, are important complimentary strategies for reducing the proliferation of COVID-19 VBT cases and severity of symptoms associated with COVID-19.
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