SARS-CoV-2 Epidemiology and COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness Among Infants and Children Aged 6 Months-4 Years - New Vaccine Surveillance Network, United States, July 2022-September 2023

SARS-CoV-2 infection in young children is often mild or asymptomatic; however, some children are at risk for severe disease. Data describing the protective effectiveness of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines against COVID-19-associated emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalization in this population are limited. Data from the New Vaccine Surveillance Network, a prospective population-based surveillance system, were used to estimate vaccine effectiveness using a test-negative, case-control design and describe the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in infants and children aged 6 months-4 years during July 1, 2022-September 30, 2023. Among 7,434 children included, 5% received a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result, and 95% received a negative test result; 86% were unvaccinated, 4% had received 1 dose of any vaccine product, and 10% had received ≥2 doses. When compared with receipt of no vaccines among children, receipt of ≥2 COVID-19 mRNA vaccine doses was 40% effective (95% CI = 8%-60%) in preventing ED visits and hospitalization. These findings support existing recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination of young children to reduce COVID-19-associated ED visits and hospitalization.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:72

Enthalten in:

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report - 72(2023), 48 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 1300-1306

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tannis, Ayzsa [VerfasserIn]
Englund, Janet A [VerfasserIn]
Perez, Ariana [VerfasserIn]
Harker, Elizabeth J [VerfasserIn]
Staat, Mary Allen [VerfasserIn]
Schlaudecker, Elizabeth P [VerfasserIn]
Halasa, Natasha B [VerfasserIn]
Stewart, Laura S [VerfasserIn]
Williams, John V [VerfasserIn]
Michaels, Marian G [VerfasserIn]
Selvarangan, Rangaraj [VerfasserIn]
Schuster, Jennifer E [VerfasserIn]
Sahni, Leila C [VerfasserIn]
Boom, Julie A [VerfasserIn]
Weinberg, Geoffrey A [VerfasserIn]
Szilagyi, Peter G [VerfasserIn]
Clopper, Benjamin R [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Yingtao [VerfasserIn]
McMorrow, Meredith L [VerfasserIn]
Klein, Eileen J [VerfasserIn]
Moline, Heidi L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19 Vaccines
Journal Article
RNA, Messenger
Vaccines

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Date Completed 04.12.2023

Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.15585/mmwr.mm7248a2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365239690