Monoclonal Antibody Treatment of Breakthrough COVID-19 in Fully Vaccinated Individuals with High-Risk Comorbidities.
Dennis M BierleRavindra GaneshSidna Tulledge-ScheitelSara N HansonLori L ArndtCaroline G WilkerRaymund R RazonablePublished in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2021)
Breakthrough COVID-19 may occur in fully vaccinated persons. In this cohort of 1395 persons (mean age, 54.3 years; 60% female; median body mass index, 30.7) who developed breakthrough COVID-19, there were 107 (7.7%) who required hospitalization by day 28. Hospitalization was significantly associated with the number of medical comorbidities. Anti-spike monoclonal antibody treatment was significantly associated with a lower risk of hospitalization (Odds Ratio: 0.227; 95% confidence interval, 0.128 - 0.403; p<0.001). The number needed to treat (NNT) to prevent one hospitalization was 225 among the lowest-risk patient group compared to NNT of 4 among those with highest numbers of medical comorbidity.