Open AccessImpact of Vaccination in the Rate of COVID-19 Staff Infection in an Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
Author(s) -
Alberto Esquenazi,
Thomas K. Watanabe,
Jaclyn Barcikowski,
Ning Cao,
Eric Sachinwalla,
Michael Kwasniewski
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
american journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1537-7385
pISSN - 0894-9115
DOI - 10.1097/phm.0000000000001872
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , covid-19 , asymptomatic , health care , rehabilitation , emergency medicine , medical emergency , physical therapy , immunology , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , economics , economic growth
This brief report summarizes the comparative experience of an inpatient rehabilitation facility dealing with two episodes of COVID-19 infection, one before and one after the availability of vaccination, which was deployed to staff. The experience exemplifies the high rate of infection and potential for asymptomatic presentation of COVID-19 as well as the protective advantage of the vaccine for healthcare workers in this report. With a significant reduction in the rate of infection, from nearly 30% before vaccination to only 2.5% after vaccination. The data presented should serve as an encouragement for vaccination across all populations.