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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Christie, Athalia
• Henley, S. Jane
• Mattocks, Linda
• Fernando, Robyn
• Lansky, Amy
• Ahmad, Farida B
• Adjemian, Jennifer
• Anderson, Robert N
• Binder, Alison M
• Carey, Kelly
• Dee, Deborah L
• Dias, Taylor
• Duck, William M
• Gaughan, Denise M
• Lyons, Brianna Casey
• McNaghten, A.D
• Park, Meeyoung M
• Reses, Hannah
• Rodgers, Loren
• Van Santen, Katharina
• Walker, David
• Beach, Michael J

Titel

Decreases in COVID-19 Cases, Emergency Department Visits, Hospital Admissions, and Deaths Among Older Adults Following the Introduction of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, September 6, 2020–May 1, 2021

Ist Teil von

• MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2021-06, Vol.70 (23), p.858-864

Ort / Verlag

Atlanta: U.S. Government Printing Office

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• What is already known about this topic? COVID-19 vaccination began in the United States in December 2020, and adults aged ≥65 years were prioritized in early phases. What is added by this report? By May 1, 2021, 82%, 63%, and 42% of adults aged ≥65, 50–64, and 18–49 years, respectively, had received ≥1 vaccine dose. From November 29–December 12, 2020 to April 18–May 1, 2021, the rate ratios of COVID-19 incidence, emergency department visits, hospital admissions, and deaths among adults aged ≥65 years (≥70 years for hospitalizations) to adults aged 18–49 years declined 40%, 59%, 65%, and 66%, respectively. What are the implications for public health practice? The greater decline in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality in older adults, the age group with the highest vaccination rates, demonstrates the potential impact of increasing population-level vaccination coverage.