Analyses of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Among Korean Military Personnel After Mass Vaccination.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The military was one of the first groups in Korea to complete mass vaccination against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to their high vulnerability to COVID-19. To confirm the effect of mass vaccination, this study analyzed the patterns of confirmed cases within Korean military units.

Methods

From August 1 to September 15, 2021, all epidemiological data regarding confirmed COVID-19 cases in military units were reviewed. The number of confirmed cases in the units that were believed to have achieved herd immunity (i.e., ≥ 70% vaccination) was compared with the number of cases in the units that were not believed to have reached herd immunity (< 70% vaccination). Additionally, trends in the incidence rates of COVID-19 in the military and the entire Korean p

SUBMITTER: Shin DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8763885 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature