A multi-country analysis of COVID-19 hospitalizations by vaccination status.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals vaccinated against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), when infected, can still develop disease that requires hospitalization. It remains unclear whether these patients differ from hospitalized unvaccinated patients with regard to presentation, coexisting comorbidities, and outcomes.

Methods

Here, we use data from an international consortium to study this question and assess whether differences between these groups are context specific. Data from 83,163 hospitalized COVID-19 patients (34,843 vaccinated, 48,320 unvaccinated) from 38 countries were analyzed.

Findings

While typical symptoms were more often reported in unvaccinated patients, comorbidities, including some associated with worse prognosis in previous studies,

SUBMITTER: Goncalves BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10935543 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature