Abstract
Using vaccine data combined with electronic health records, we report that mRNA boosters provide greater protection than a 2-dose regimen against SARS-CoV-2 infection and related hospitalizations. The benefit of a booster was more evident in the elderly and those with comorbidities.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 890-892 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 75 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Potential conflicts of interest. A. B. K. and M. D. report funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (VISION grant, subcontract from HealthPartners Research Institute). V. M. reports funding from Janssen Pharmaceuticals for participation in the COVID-19 vaccine ENSEMBLE clinical trial. R. A. D. reports funding from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and an unpaid leadership or fiduciary role for the National Academy of Medicine, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Hennepin County Medical Center. S. W. reports being member and past chair of the governing board for the Health Care Systems Research Network, member of the board of directors for the American College of Epidemiology, member of the board for the Epidemiology Foundation, and member of the Advisory Council in Aging (Area Agency on Aging). All other authors report no potential conflicts of interest.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2
- booster
- hospitalization
- vaccine
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't