COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Against the Omicron Variant in a Veterans Affairs Cohort of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Nabeel KhanNadim MahmudPublished in: The American journal of gastroenterology (2022)
The boosted state was associated with a lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19-related hospitalization. Efficacy was lower than what has been seen against previous variants and decreased with prolonged duration from the booster. These findings suggest that patients with IBD, especially those who are immunosuppressed, should consider getting a second booster as per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.