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COVID-19 Vaccination reduced pneumonia severity.


ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the effect of vaccinations and boosters on the severity of COVID-19 pneumonia on CT scans during the period of Delta and Omicron variants.

Methods

Retrospectively studied were 303 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 between July 2021 and February 2022, who had obtained at least one CT scan within 6 weeks around the COVID-19 diagnosis (-2 to +4 weeks). The severity of pneumonia was evaluated with a 6-point scale Pneumonia Score. The association between demographic and clinical data and vaccination status (booster/additional vaccination, complete vaccination and un-vaccination) and the difference between Pneumonia Scores by vaccination status were investigated.

Results

Of 303 patients (59.4 ± 16.3 years; 178 females), 62 (20 %) were in the booster/additional vaccination group, 117 (39 %) in the complete vaccination group, and 124 (41 %) in the unvaccinated group. Interobserver agreement of the Pneumonia Score was high (weighted kappa score = 0.875). Patients in the booster/additionally vaccinated group tended to be older (P = 0.0085) and have more underlying comorbidities (P < 0.0001), and the Pneumonia Scores were lower in the booster/additionally vaccinated [median 2 (IQR 0-4)] and completely vaccinated groups [median 3 (IQR 1-4)] than those in the unvaccinated group [median 4 (IQR 2-4)], respectively (P < 0.0001 and P < 0.0001, respectively). A multivariable linear analysis adjusted for confounding factors confirmed the difference.

Conclusion

Vaccinated patients, with or without booster/additional vaccination, had milder COVID-19 pneumonia on CT scans than unvaccinated patients during the period of Delta and Omicron variants. This study supports the efficacy of the vaccine against COVID-19 from a radiological perspective.

SUBMITTER: Wada N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9650570 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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<h4>Purpose</h4>To investigate the effect of vaccinations and boosters on the severity of COVID-19 pneumonia on CT scans during the period of Delta and Omicron variants.<h4>Methods</h4>Retrospectively studied were 303 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 between July 2021 and February 2022, who had obtained at least one CT scan within 6 weeks around the COVID-19 diagnosis (-2 to +4 weeks). The severity of pneumonia was evaluated with a 6-point scale Pneumonia Score. The association between demograph  ...[more]

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