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ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2023

Efficacy of mRNA and Inactivated Whole Virus Vaccines Against COVID-19 in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases.

Wang Chun Kwok, Sze Him Isaac Leung, Terence Chi Chun Tam, James Chung Man Ho, David Chi-Leung Lam, Mary Sau Man Ip, Pak Leung Ho

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Article in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Wang Chun Kwok *Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-5611-1637
Sze Him Isaac Leung *Department of Statistics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.
Terence Chi Chun TamDepartment of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-6057-8168
James Chung Man HoDepartment of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-4499-5284
David Chi-Leung LamDepartment of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-0004-2660
Mary Sau Man IpDepartment of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-8692-6933
Pak Leung HoDepartment of Microbiology and Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-8811-1308

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: While different COVID-19 vaccines have been developed, there has been lack of data on the efficacy comparison between mRNA and inactivated whole virus vaccine among patients with chronic respiratory diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and bronchiectasis. Methods: This was a retrospective case control study on the efficacy of BNT162b2 (mRNA vaccine) and CoronaVac (inactivated whole virus vaccine) against COVID-19 in patients with chronic respiratory diseases. A total of 327 patients were included, with 109 patients infected with COVID-19 matched with 218 patients without COVID-19. The co-primary outcomes were vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic COVID-19, COVID-19-related hospitalization and COVID-19-related respiratory failure. Vaccine effectiveness was calculated using the formula (1-adjusted odds ratio) x 100. Results: Patients who received at least 2 doses of CoronaVac had lower risk of being hospitalized for COVID-19 and developing respiratory failure than those who did not have vaccination, with adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 0.189 (95% CI = 0.050-0.714, p = 0.014) and 0.128 (95% CI = 0.026-0.638, p = 0.012) respectively. Patients who received at least 2 doses of BNT162b2 had lower risk of being hospitalized for COVID-19 and developing respiratory failure than those who did not have vaccination with adjusted OR of 0.207 (95% CI = 0.043-0.962, p = 0.050) and 0.093 (95% CI = 0.011-0.827, p = 0.033) respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in the risks of being hospitalized for COVID-19 and developing respiratory failure between patients who received at least 2 doses of CoronaVac or BNT162b2. Conclusion: BNT162b2 and CoronaVac vaccines are effective in preventing hospitalization for COVID-19 and respiratory failure complicating COVID-19 among patients with chronic respiratory diseases. Patients with chronic respiratory diseases should be encouraged to have COVID-19 vaccination.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRespiration DisordersRespiratory InsufficiencyBNT162 VaccineCase-Control StudiesHumansRetrospective StudiesRNA, MessengerVaccines, InactivatedBNT162 VaccineCOVID-19 VaccinesRNA, Messengersinovac COVID-19 vaccineVaccines, InactivatedasthmabronchiectasisCOPDCOVID-19vaccine

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PMCPMC9869785

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