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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2023 Apr 4;29(5).
doi: 10.3201/eid2905.230047. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake by Infection Status in New South Wales, Australia
Heather F Gidding, Sandrine Stepien, Jiahui Qian, Kristine K Macartney, Bette Liu
Abstract
Using linked public health data from Australia to measure uptake of COVID-19 vaccination by infection status, we found coverage considerably lower among infected than uninfected persons for all ages. Increasing uptake of scheduled doses, including among previously infected persons after the recommended postinfection delay, is needed to reduce COVID-19 illness rates.
Keywords: Australia; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; data linkage; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; vaccination; viruses.
. 2023 Apr 4;29(5).
doi: 10.3201/eid2905.230047. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake by Infection Status in New South Wales, Australia
Heather F Gidding, Sandrine Stepien, Jiahui Qian, Kristine K Macartney, Bette Liu
- PMID: 37015284
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2905.230047
Abstract
Using linked public health data from Australia to measure uptake of COVID-19 vaccination by infection status, we found coverage considerably lower among infected than uninfected persons for all ages. Increasing uptake of scheduled doses, including among previously infected persons after the recommended postinfection delay, is needed to reduce COVID-19 illness rates.
Keywords: Australia; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; data linkage; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; vaccination; viruses.