Has vaccination alleviated the strain on hospitals due to COVID-19? A combined difference-in-difference and simulation approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Serious measures, including mass vaccination, have been taken to ensure sufficient hospital capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to high hospitalization risk in the oldest age groups, most countries prioritized elderly for vaccines. The aim of this study is to broaden the understanding of how vaccination in younger age groups relieved the strain on hospitals during the pandemic.

Methods

To determine the impact of vaccination on hospitalization, we relied on individual level data on health care use and vaccination from the Norwegian Emergency Preparedness Register Beredt C19. Using a pre-post design, we estimated the increase in hospitalization days from before to after confirmed COVID-19 for individuals aged 18-64 who were fully vaccinated (N=2 419) or unvac

SUBMITTER: Grosland M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9490737 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature