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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Reduction in COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Seoul according to Age, Sex, and Symptoms: A Test-Negative Case-Control Study.

Hyerin Gim, Soyoung Oh, Heeda Lee, Seul Lee, Haesook Seo, Yumi Park, Jae-Hyun Park

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Estimation of Total Cost Required in Controlling COVID-19 Outbreaks by Financial Incentives.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hyerin GimInfectious Disease Research Center, Citizen's Health Bureau, Seoul Metropolitan Government, 110, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul 04524, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9755-3389
Soyoung OhInfectious Disease Research Center, Citizen's Health Bureau, Seoul Metropolitan Government, 110, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul 04524, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7750-6518
Heeda LeeInfectious Disease Research Center, Citizen's Health Bureau, Seoul Metropolitan Government, 110, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul 04524, Republic of Korea.
Seul LeeInfectious Disease Research Center, Citizen's Health Bureau, Seoul Metropolitan Government, 110, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul 04524, Republic of Korea.
Haesook SeoInfectious Disease Research Center, Citizen's Health Bureau, Seoul Metropolitan Government, 110, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul 04524, Republic of Korea.
Yumi ParkCitizen's Health Bureau, Seoul Metropolitan Government, 110, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul 04524, Republic of Korea.
Jae-Hyun ParkDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
Seoul Metropolitan Government · KRSungkyunkwan University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe evaluated vaccine effectiveness (VE) against infections with SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea, having the highest population density in the country, under real-world conditions.

methodsWe evaluated the reduction in the effectiveness of mRNA and viral-vector COVID-19 vaccines against infection by the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant in a subpopulation from April 2021 to July 2021 who visited screening clinics in Seoul using a test-negative case-control study design. Moreover, we conducted a case-control study matching the ten-year-old age group, sex, healthcare workers, and five districts of Seoul, which are considered confounding factors.

resultsThe full VE in the pre-delta-dominant period was 95.0% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 91.2-97.2); however, it decreased to 61.1% (95% CI: 53.2-67.6) during the delta-dominant period. Notably, we found that COVID-19 VE was significantly decreased in individuals aged ≥80 years (52.9%, 95% CI: -9.9-79.8), men (50.6 %, 95% CI: 39.4-59.8), and asymptomatic individuals (49.8%, 95% CI: 36.5-60.3) during the widespread SARS-CoV-2 delta variant circulation.

conclusionsVaccine-mediated protection drastically declined during the delta-dominant period and in vulnerable groups. This study suggests the requirement for additional countermeasures, such as the administration of a booster vaccine, in vulnerable groups based on age, sex, and symptomatic manifestation.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesCase-Control StudiesChildHumansMaleSARS-CoV-2SeoulVaccine EfficacyCOVID-19 Vaccinesadenovirus vaccinesCOVID-19mRNA vaccinesrisk factorsvaccine efficiency

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PMID36554839
PMCPMC9779328
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