{"id":763729,"date":"2021-07-28T12:47:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T19:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-research-item&p=763729"},"modified":"2023-02-14T11:49:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T19:49:18","slug":"association-of-covid-19-vaccination-prioritization-and-hospitalization-among-older-washingtonians","status":"publish","type":"msr-research-item","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/association-of-covid-19-vaccination-prioritization-and-hospitalization-among-older-washingtonians\/","title":{"rendered":"Association of COVID-19 vaccination prioritization and hospitalization among older Washingtonians"},"content":{"rendered":"
In experimental conditions, all Food and Drug Administration-approved vaccines have demonstrated vaccine-related reductions in COVID-19 hospitalizations.1<\/a>,\u00a02<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0While the literature is rapidly evolving, several observational studies have evaluated the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination on particular populations. Studies of healthcare workers in Jerusalem,3<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Italy,4<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0and the United States found reduced COVID-19 infection rates soon (generally within 1\u20132\u2009weeks)5<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0following vaccination. National observational studies of the general population in Scotland6<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0and Israel7<\/a><\/sup> found lower rates of symptomatic infection, hospitalization, and death soon (within 2\u20133\u2009weeks) following vaccination.<\/section>\n
Starting January 18, 2021, Washington prioritized Washingtonians aged 65 and older (65+) for COVID-19 vaccination.8<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0We sought to explore whether reduced COVID-19 hospitalizations could be discerned in real-world conditions following vaccination prioritization for that population. To do this, we used historical trends of Washington State COVID-19 hospitalizations for the 65+ and other age groups to generate estimates of COVID-19 hospitalization in the 65+ years age group had prioritization not occurred, and compared these estimates with actual hospitalization in the first 6\u2009weeks following prioritization.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In experimental conditions, all Food and Drug Administration-approved vaccines have demonstrated vaccine-related reductions in COVID-19 hospitalizations.1,\u00a02\u00a0While the literature is rapidly evolving, several observational studies have evaluated the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination on particular populations. Studies of healthcare workers in Jerusalem,3\u00a0Italy,4\u00a0and the United States found reduced COVID-19 infection rates soon (generally within 1\u20132\u2009weeks)5\u00a0following vaccination. 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