Evaluation of the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and hospitalization in vaccinated and previously infected subjects based on real world data

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 2018 - 8
• Main Authors: Rossi, Maicol Andrea, Cena, Tiziana, Binala, Jefferson, Alessi, Daniela, Scotti, Lorenza, Faggiano, Fabrizio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 03.02.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/699/255/2514; 692/700/478/174; Case-Control Studies; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - prevention & control; COVID-19 vaccines; Emigration; Emigration and Immigration; Health risks; Hospitalization; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Immunization; Infections; multidisciplinary; Public health; SARS-CoV-2; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Vaccination

The objective of our study was to determine the joint protective effect of a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination on the risk of a new infection and hospitalization. Two case–control studies nested in a cohort of COVID-19 patients cared for by the Local Health Unit (LHU) of Vercelli, Italy,...