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Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Cases, COVID-19 Outcomes and Vaccinations, during the Different SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Greece.

Foteini Malli, Ioannis C Lampropoulos, Garifallia Perlepe, Dimitrios Papagiannis, Konstantinos I Gourgoulianis

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Article in Vaccines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Comparative analysis of COVID-19 critically ill patients across four pandemic waves in Greece.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Foteini MalliRespiratory Disorders Laboratory, Faculty of Nursing, University of Thessaly, 382 21 Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7595-6715
Ioannis C LampropoulosRespiratory Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 382 21 Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8956-2178
Garifallia PerlepeRespiratory Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 382 21 Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9546-6780
Dimitrios PapagiannisPublic Health & Vaccines Laboratory, Faculty of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 382 21 Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6123-559X
Konstantinos I GourgoulianisRespiratory Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 382 21 Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9541-1010
University of Thessaly · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, many issues have arisen. We report SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations, SARS-CoV-2 cases and COVID-19 outcomes in Greece during weeks 2-26 of 2021 (Alpha variant period), weeks 27-51 of 2021 (Delta variant period) and week 51 of 2021 to week 27 of 2022 (Omicron variant period). The average weekly cases were higher during the Omicron period vs. the Delta (25,354.17 cases/week) and Alpha periods (11,238.48 cases/week). The average weekly vaccinations were lower in the Omicron period (26,283.69/week) than in the Alpha and Delta period. Joinpoint regression analysis identified that the trend of SARS-CoV-2 cases increased by 88.5% during the rise of the Omicron wave in Greece. The trend of the intensive care unit (ICU) admissions related to COVID-19 decreased by 5.0% immediately after the rise of Omicron while the trend of COVID-19-related deaths decreased by 8.1% from the 5th week of the Omicron wave until the end of the study. For vaccinations, an increasing trend of 8.3% was observed in the first half of 2021 (weeks 18-25/2021), followed by a decreasing trend in weeks 26-43/2021. For the weeks before and during the early rise of Omicron (44/2021-1/2022), we identified an increasing trend of 10.7% and for weeks 2-27/2022 we observed a decreasing trend of 18.1%. Unfortunately, we do not have available data about the vaccination status of the SARS-CoV-2 cases, ICU admissions or deaths. Our findings suggest that the Omicron variant is associated with increased transmissibility and reduced morbidity and mortality despite the previous increase in the trend of SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations.

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COVID-19DeltamorbiditymortalityOmicronSARS-CoV-2variant

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