Trends in disparities in COVID hospitalizations among community‐dwelling residents of two counties in Connecticut, before and after vaccine introduction, March 2020–September 2021
McWilliams C, Bothwell L, Yousey‐Hindes K, Hadler J. Trends in disparities in COVID hospitalizations among community‐dwelling residents of two counties in Connecticut, before and after vaccine introduction, March 2020–September 2021. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2022, 17: e13082. PMID: 36509459, PMCID: PMC9835416, DOI: 10.1111/irv.13082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildConnecticutCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesHospitalizationHumansIndependent LivingSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesConceptsCOVID-19 hospitalizationNon-Hispanic blacksGeocoded residential addressesAge-adjusted incidenceNon-Hispanic whitesHispanic/LatinxVaccination ratesLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19Residential addressesSocioeconomic statusSurveillance Network databaseCommunity-dwelling residentsNon-institutionalized personsIntroduction of vaccinesLow socioeconomic statusCensus tract measuresRace/ethnicityLower SES groupsVaccine registryVaccine introductionVaccination levelsHospitalizationVaccine rolloutDelta wavesSES disparitiesCOVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations Among Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Adults 18 Years or Older in 13 US States, January 2021 to April 2022
Havers F, Pham H, Taylor C, Whitaker M, Patel K, Anglin O, Kambhampati A, Milucky J, Zell E, Moline H, Chai S, Kirley P, Alden N, Armistead I, Yousey-Hindes K, Meek J, Openo K, Anderson E, Reeg L, Kohrman A, Lynfield R, Como-Sabetti K, Davis E, Cline C, Muse A, Barney G, Bushey S, Felsen C, Billing L, Shiltz E, Sutton M, Abdullah N, Talbot H, Schaffner W, Hill M, George A, Hall A, Bialek S, Murthy N, Murthy B, McMorrow M. COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations Among Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Adults 18 Years or Older in 13 US States, January 2021 to April 2022. JAMA Internal Medicine 2022, 182: 1071-1081. PMID: 36074486, PMCID: PMC9459904, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesCross-Sectional StudiesHospitalizationHumansInfluenza VaccinesSARS-CoV-2ConceptsCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationUnderlying medical conditionsHospitalization ratesUnvaccinated personsVaccinated personsBooster doseMedical conditionsLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19-associated hospitalizationsLaboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infectionLong-term care facility residentsPositive SARS-CoV-2 test resultCOVID-19 Associated HospitalizationsDetailed medical record reviewImmunization information system dataSARS-CoV-2 test resultsCOVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkSARS-CoV-2 infectionCOVID-19Patients 18 yearsMedical record reviewCare facility residentsVaccination coverage dataAdults 18 yearsCross-sectional studyPublic health efforts