COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Patients With Chronic Medical Conditions: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.
J Korean Med Sci
; 37(45): e325, 2022 Nov 21.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2141687
ABSTRACT
As most individuals acquire immunity to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, South Korea declared a return to normalcy a few months ago. However, epidemic waves continue because of endlessly emerging variants and waning immunity. Health authorities are focusing on those at high risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 to minimize damage to public health and the economy. In this regard, we investigated the vaccination rates in patients with various chronic medical conditions by examining the national health insurance claims data and the national immunization registry. We found that patients with chronic medical conditions, especially those of higher severity, such as malignancy, had vaccination rates approximately 10-20% lower than those of the general population. Public health authorities and healthcare providers should try to vaccinate these patients to avoid preventable morbidity and mortality.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19 Vaccines
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
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Variants
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Korean Med Sci
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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