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ArticleInfluenza and other respiratory viruses2026

Effectiveness of 2024/25 KP.2 Vaccine Against Outpatient COVID-19 in Canada.

Lea Separovic, Suzana Sabaiduc, Yuping Zhan, Samantha E Kaweski, Sara Carazo, Romy Olsha, Richard G Mather, Christine Lacroix, Maan Hasso, Inès Levade and 6 more

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Article in Influenza and other respiratory viruses, 2026. 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 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Lea SeparovicBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada.
Suzana SabaiducBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada.
Yuping ZhanBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada.
Samantha E KaweskiBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada.
Sara CarazoInstitut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Québec, Canada.
Romy OlshaPublic Health Ontario, Toronto, Canada.
Richard G MatherPublic Health Ontario, Toronto, Canada.
Christine LacroixInstitut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Québec, Canada.
Maan HassoPublic Health Ontario, Toronto, Canada.
Inès LevadeInstitut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Québec, Canada.
Isabelle MeunierInstitut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Québec, Canada.
Agatha N JassemBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada.
Katie DoverBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada.
Ruimin GaoNational Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada.
Nathalie BastienNational Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada.
Danuta M SkowronskiBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada.

Funding

BC Ministry of HealthMinistère de la santé et des services sociaux du QuébecPublic Health Agency of Canada 2324-HQ-000038Public Health Ontario
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Canadian Sentinel Practitioner Surveillance Network used the test-negative design to assess KP.2 vaccine effectiveness (VE) against medically attended outpatient COVID-19 between November 2024 and April 2025 among participants ≥ 12 years. Analyses included 5410 controls (19% vaccinated) and 435 COVID-19 cases (10% vaccinated). Nearly three-quarters (72%) of contributing case viruses were genetically characterized, with XEC (35%) and KP.3.1.1 (38%) variants most commonly identified. Vaccination reduced COVID-19 risk by approximately half (54%; 95% CI: 36-68) relative to unvaccinated individuals. VE was greatest during the first 2 months postvaccination, reducing risk by two-thirds and declining to minimal protection by the fifth month postvaccination.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesVaccine EfficacyAdolescentAdultAgedCanadaChildFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutpatientsPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Sentinel SurveillanceCOVID-19 VaccinesCOVID‐19public healthrespiratory illnessvaccine effectivenessvaccines

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PMID41784466
PMCPMC12962023

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