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ArticleFrontiers in nephrology2022

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in a large European hemodialysis cohort.

Ana Paula Bernardo, Paola Carioni, Stefano Stuard, Peter Kotanko, Len A Usvyat, Vratislava Kovarova, Otto Arkossy, Francesco Bellocchio, Antonio Tupputi, Federica Gervasoni and 5 more

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Article in Frontiers in nephrology, 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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15 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Ana Paula BernardoFresenius Medical Care Portugal / Nephrocare Portugal, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
Paola CarioniFresenius Medical Care Italia SpA, Palazzo Pignano, Italy.
Stefano StuardFresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany.
Peter KotankoRenal Research Institute, New York, NY, United States.
Len A UsvyatFresenius Medical Care, Waltham, MA, United States.
Vratislava KovarovaFresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany.
Otto ArkossyFresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany.
Francesco BellocchioFresenius Medical Care Italia SpA, Palazzo Pignano, Italy.
Antonio TupputiFresenius Medical Care Italia SpA, Palazzo Pignano, Italy.
Federica GervasoniFresenius Medical Care Italia SpA, Palazzo Pignano, Italy.
Anke WinterFresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany.
Yan ZhangFresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany.
Hanjie ZhangRenal Research Institute, New York, NY, United States.
Pedro PonceFresenius Medical Care Portugal / Nephrocare Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal.
Luca NeriFresenius Medical Care Italia SpA, Palazzo Pignano, Italy.
Fresenius Medical Care (Germany) · DEFresenius Medical Care Portugal (Portugal)Renal Research Institute · USFresenius Medical Care (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Hemodialysis patients have high-risk of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection but were unrepresented in randomized controlled trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. We estimated the real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in a large international cohort of hemodialysis patients. Methods: In this historical, 1:1 matched cohort study, we included adult hemodialysis patients receiving treatment from December 1, 2020, to May 31, 2021. For each vaccinated patient, an unvaccinated control was selected among patients registered in the same country and attending a dialysis session around the first vaccination date. Matching was based on demographics, clinical characteristics, past COVID-19 infections and a risk score representing the local background risk of infection at vaccination dates. We estimated the effectiveness of mRNA and viral-carrier COVID-19 vaccines in preventing infection and mortality rates from a time-dependent Cox regression stratified by country. Results: In the effectiveness analysis concerning mRNA vaccines, we observed 850 SARS-CoV-2 infections and 201 COVID-19 related deaths among the 28110 patients during a mean follow up of 44 ± 40 days. In the effectiveness analysis concerning viral-carrier vaccines, we observed 297 SARS-CoV-2 infections and 64 COVID-19 related deaths among 12888 patients during a mean follow up of 48 ± 32 days. We observed 18.5/100-patient-year and 8.5/100-patient-year fewer infections and 5.4/100-patient-year and 5.2/100-patient-year fewer COVID-19 related deaths among patients vaccinated with mRNA and viral-carrier vaccines respectively, compared to matched unvaccinated controls. Estimated vaccine effectiveness at days 15, 30, 60 and 90 after the first dose of a mRNA vaccine was: for infection, 41.3%, 54.5%, 72.6% and 83.5% and, for death, 33.1%, 55.4%, 80.1% and 91.2%. Estimated vaccine effectiveness after the first dose of a viral-carrier vaccine was: for infection, 38.3% without increasing over time and, for death, 56.6%, 75.3%, 92.0% and 97.4%. Conclusion: In this large, real-world cohort of hemodialyzed patients, mRNA and viral-carrier COVID-19 vaccines were associated with reduced COVID-19 related mortality. Additionally, we observed a strong reduction of SARS-CoV-2 infection in hemodialysis patients receiving mRNA vaccines.

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COVID-19effectivenesshemodialysismRNA vaccinesSARS-CoV-2viral-carrier vaccines

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