Characteristics of Reported Deaths Among Fully Vaccinated Persons With Coronavirus Disease 2019-United States, January-April 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are highly efficacious, but severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections do occur after vaccination. We characterized COVID-19 cases among fully vaccinated persons with an outcome of death.

Methods

We analyzed COVID-19 cases voluntarily reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by US health departments from 1 January to 30 April 2021. We included cases among US residents with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result ≥14 days after completion of an authorized primary vaccine series and who had a known outcome (alive or dead) as of 31 May 2021. When available, specimens were sequenced for viral lineage and death certificates were reviewed for cause(s) of death.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Francois Watkins LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8807315 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature