Vaccination With Routine Childhood Vaccines and Severity of COVID-19 Among Children in Delhi
Indian Pediatr
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2022 Feb; 59(2): 132-134
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| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-225297
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To study the association between routine childhood vaccination and the severity of COVID-19 among children.Methods:
A cross-sectional study was undertaken among 141 children (aged ?15 years), tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection.Results:
COVID-19 severity (combined moderate and severe) was significantly more in males (14.5%) than females (3.8%), and in those who did not receive first and second dose of MR vaccine (57.1%, and 40%, respectively) than who received (6.3%, and 6.1%, respectively). Disease severity was more in partially immunized children (16.7%) as compared to fully immunized children (7.0%).Conclusions:
Children who did not receive both doses of MR vaccine had a severe infection when compared to those who were vaccinated.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
2022
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