Impact and effectiveness of mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths following a nationwide vaccination campaign in Israel: an observational study using national surveillance data

Eric J HaasFrederick J AnguloJohn M McLaughlinEmilia AnisShepherd R SingerFarid KhanNati BrooksMeir SmajaGabriel MircusKaijie PanJo SouthernDavid L SwerdlowLuis JodarYeheskel LevySharon Alroy-PreisAuthors: During the analysis period (Jan 24 to April 3,…[...]

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Effectiveness of mRNA BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine up to 6 months in a large integrated health system in the USA: a retrospective cohort study

Authors: Sara YTartofPhDaeJeff MSlezakMSaHeidiFischerPhDaVennisHongMPHaBradley KAckersonMDbOmesh NRanasingheMPHaTimothy BFranklandMAcOluwaseye AOgunMDaJoann MZamparoMPHdSharonGrayMSdSrinivas RValluriPhDdKaijePanMSdFrederick JAnguloPhDdLuisJodarPhDdJohn MMcLaughlinPhDd Between Dec 14, 2020, and Aug 8, 2021, of 4 920 549 individuals assessed for eligibility, we included 3 436 957 (median…[...]

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Experts said that in people who had been vaccinated five months earlier, the booster increased vaccine efficacy tenfold compared with vaccinated patients who didn’t receive it.

By ILAN BEN ZIONyesterday JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is pressing ahead with its aggressive campaign of offering coronavirus boosters to almost anyone over 12 and says its approach was further…[...]

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