High vaccine effectiveness against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and severe disease among residents and staff of long-term care facilities in Norway, November 2020-June 2021.

Jostein Starrfelt Anders Skyrud Danielsen Oliver Kacelnik Anita Wang BørsethElina SeppäläHinta Meijerink

Published in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2022)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes high morbidity and mortality in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against infection was 81.5% and 81.4% among fully vaccinated residents and staff in LTCFs. The vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19-associated death was 93.1% among residents, and no hospitalizations occurred among fully vaccinated staff.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
long term care
randomized controlled trial
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
sars cov
systematic review
early onset