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Editor, Senior Moderator
Am J Infect Control
. 2021 Apr 20;S0196-6553(21)00201-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.04.006. Online ahead of print.
Association between Influenza Vaccination and severe COVID-19 outcomes at a designated COVID-only hospital in Brooklyn
Ogie Q Umasabor-Bubu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Omonigho M Bubu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Alfred K Mbah[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Mohamed Nakeshbandi[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Tonya N Taylor[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Maintaining influenza vaccination at high coverage has the potential to prevent a proportion of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. We examined whether flu-vaccination is associated with severe COVID-19 disease, as measured by ICU-admission, ventilator-use, and mortality. Other outcome measures included hospital length of stay and total ICU days. Our findings showed that flu-vaccination was associated with a significantly reduced likelihood of an ICU admission especially among aged <65 and non-obese patients. Public health promotion of flu-vaccination may help mitigate the overwhelming demand for critical COVID-19 care pending the large-scale availability of COVID-19 vaccines.
Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 Mortality; COVID-19 severity; Coronavirus; Influenza; Vaccination
. 2021 Apr 20;S0196-6553(21)00201-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.04.006. Online ahead of print.
Association between Influenza Vaccination and severe COVID-19 outcomes at a designated COVID-only hospital in Brooklyn
Ogie Q Umasabor-Bubu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Omonigho M Bubu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Alfred K Mbah[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Mohamed Nakeshbandi[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Tonya N Taylor[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33891988
- PMCID: PMC8056988
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.04.006
Abstract
Maintaining influenza vaccination at high coverage has the potential to prevent a proportion of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. We examined whether flu-vaccination is associated with severe COVID-19 disease, as measured by ICU-admission, ventilator-use, and mortality. Other outcome measures included hospital length of stay and total ICU days. Our findings showed that flu-vaccination was associated with a significantly reduced likelihood of an ICU admission especially among aged <65 and non-obese patients. Public health promotion of flu-vaccination may help mitigate the overwhelming demand for critical COVID-19 care pending the large-scale availability of COVID-19 vaccines.
Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 Mortality; COVID-19 severity; Coronavirus; Influenza; Vaccination