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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2023

Effectiveness of A Fourth Dose of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine in the Elderly Population During the Omicron BA.2 and BA.5 Circulation: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Korea (K-COVE).

Seon Kyeong Park, Young June Choe, Eun Jung Jang, Ryu Kyung Kim, Do-Sang Lim, Seonju Yi, Sangwon Lee, Geun-Yong Kwon, Jee Yeon Shin, Sang-Yoon Choi and 2 more

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Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Seon Kyeong ParkKorea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, South Korea.
Young June ChoeKorea University, and Anam Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2733-0715
Eun Jung JangKorea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, South Korea.
Ryu Kyung KimKorea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, South Korea.
Do-Sang LimKorea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, South Korea.
Seonju YiKorea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, South Korea.
Sangwon LeeKorea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, South Korea.
Geun-Yong KwonKorea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, South Korea.
Jee Yeon ShinKorea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, South Korea.
Sang-Yoon ChoiKorea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, South Korea.
Mi Jin JeongKorea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, South Korea.
Young-Joon ParkKorea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, South Korea.
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency · KRKorea University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We estimate the effectiveness of a fourth dose booster of coronavirus disease 2019 mRNA vaccine in individuals aged ≥60 years during Omicron BA.2 and BA.5 circulation in Korea. The effectiveness against critical infection was 67.7% (95% confidence interval, 50.7%-78.8%) at 31-60 days and 62.1% (95% confidence interval, 45.5%-73.7%) at 61-90 days.

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coronavirusCOVID-19elderlySARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID36968954
PMCPMC10034752
OpenAlexW4322775864

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