Open AccessSinovac vaccination and the course of COVID-19 disease in hospitalized patients in Turkey
Author(s) -
Leman Acun Delen,
Mesut Öterkuş
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
annals of saudi medicine/annals of saudi medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 0975-4466
pISSN - 0256-4947
DOI - 10.5144/0256-4947.2022.147
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , intensive care unit , cohort , retrospective cohort study , disease , pediatrics , diabetes mellitus , young adult , covid-19 , immunology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , endocrinology
The Alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2 has a higher transmission rate than the first variant identified. The efficacy of vaccines is affected by the characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 variants.