Strategy to identify priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination: A population based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence from COVID-19 outbreak shows that individuals with specific chronic diseases are at higher risk of severe prognosis after infection. Public health authorities are developing vaccination programmes with priorities that minimize the risk of mortality and severe events in individuals and communities. We propose an evidence-based strategy that targets the frailest subjects whose timely vaccination is likely to minimize future deaths and preserve the resilience of the health service by preventing infections.

Methods

The cohort includes 146,087 cases with COVID-19 diagnosed in 2020 in Milan (3.49 million inhabitants). Individual level data on 42 chronic diseases and vital status updated as of January 21, 2021, were available in administrative data. Analyses wer

SUBMITTER: Russo AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7997303 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature