Clinical features of children with coronavirus disease 2019 Delta variant infection after vaccination with inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

• Published in: Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi Vol. 24; no. 7; pp. 742 - 747
• Main Authors: Su, Hang, Zhang, Xia, Duan, Feng-Yang, Ren, Xian-Qing, Yan, Yong-Bin, Ding, Ying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: 15.07.2022
• ISSN: 1008-8830
• DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2203174

OBJECTIVESTo study the clinical features of children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Delta variant infection vaccinated or not vaccinated with inactivated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine.METHODSA total of 11 children with COVID-19 Delta variant infection who were vaccinated with inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and were hospitalized in the designated hospital in Henan Province, China, from November 3 to December 17, 2021 were enrolled as the vaccinated group. Thirty-one children with COVID-19 Delta variant infection who were not vaccinated and were hospitalized during the same period were enrolled as the unvaccinated group. A retrospective analysis was performed on their epidemiological data, clinical features, and laboratory examination results.RESULTSThere was no significant difference in gender composition and disease classification between the two groups (P>0.05), and there was also no significant difference in the incidence rates of the clinical symptoms such a