Effectiveness of Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing COVID-19-Related Thromboembolic Events Among Medicare Enrollees Aged ≥65 Years and Those with End Stage Renal Disease - United States, September 2022-March 2023

COVID-19 has been associated with an increased risk for thromboembolic events, including ischemic stroke, venous thromboembolism, and myocardial infarction. Studies have reported lower rates of COVID-19-related thromboembolic events among persons who received the COVID-19 vaccine compared with persons who did not, but rigorous estimates of vaccine effectiveness (VE) in preventing COVID-19-related thromboembolic events are lacking. This analysis estimated the incremental benefit of receipt of a bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine after receiving an original monovalent COVID-19 vaccine. To estimate VE of a bivalent mRNA COVID-19 dose in preventing thromboembolic events compared with original monovalent COVID-19 vaccine doses only, two retrospective cohort studies were conducted among Medicare fee-for-service enrollees during September 4, 2022-March 4, 2023. Effectiveness of a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine dose against COVID-19-related thromboembolic events compared with that of original vaccine alone was 47% (95% CI = 45%-49%) among Medicare enrollees aged ≥65 years and 51% (95% CI = 39%-60%) among adults aged ≥18 years with end stage renal disease receiving dialysis. VE was similar among Medicare beneficiaries with immunocompromise: 46% (95% CI = 42%-49%) among adults aged ≥65 years and 45% (95% CI = 24%-60%) among those aged ≥18 years with end stage renal disease. To help prevent complications of COVID-19, including thromboembolic events, adults should stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccination.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:73

Enthalten in:

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report - 73(2024), 1 vom: 11. Jan., Seite 16-23

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Payne, Amanda B [VerfasserIn]
Novosad, Shannon [VerfasserIn]
Wiegand, Ryan E [VerfasserIn]
Najdowski, Morgan [VerfasserIn]
Gomes, Danica J [VerfasserIn]
Wallace, Megan [VerfasserIn]
Kelman, Jeffrey A [VerfasserIn]
Sung, Heng-Ming [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Lufkin, Bradley [VerfasserIn]
Chillarige, Yoganand [VerfasserIn]
Link-Gelles, Ruth [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19 Vaccines
Journal Article
RNA, Messenger
Vaccines, Combined

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Date Completed 15.01.2024

Date Revised 19.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.15585/mmwr.mm7301a4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36697467X