Hospitalized Patients With Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 During the Omicron Wave in Israel: Benefits of a Fourth Vaccine Dose
Author(s) -
Tal BroshNissimov,
Khetam Hussein,
Yonit WienerWell,
Efrat OrenbuchHarroch,
Meital Elbaz,
Shelly LipmanArens,
Yasmin Maor,
Yael Yagel,
Bibiana Chazan,
Mirit Hershman-Sarafov,
Galia Rahav,
Oren Zimhony,
Adi Zaidman Shimshovitz,
Michal Chowers
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciac501
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , mechanical ventilation , vaccination , pneumonia , cohort , logistic regression , pediatrics , immunology , physics , optics
Waning immunity and an increased incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the Omicron outbreak led the Israeli Ministry of Health to recommend a fourth vaccine dose for high-risk individuals. In this study, we assessed its effect for hospitalized patients with severe breakthrough COVID-19.
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