Unvaccinated Non-Elderly Adult Population Hospitalized for COVID-19: Risk for Severe Disease and Poor Outcomes.
Diana JoAnthony SophonsriPamela NyMimi LouPaul NiebergKimberly ShrinerAnnie Wong-BeringerPublished in: Journal of primary care & community health (2022)
Results from our non-elderly cohort affirm the benefit of vaccination despite a subset requiring hospitalization for breakthrough infection. In unvaccinated non-elderly adults, risk for worse outcomes and severe disease increased substantially from middle age onward and provides strong support for vaccination efforts in this population.