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Effectiveness of mRNA Vaccination in Preventing COVID-19–Associated Invasive Mechanical Ventilation and Death — United States, March 2021–January 2022

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Tenforde, Mark W., Self, Wesley H., Gaglani, Manjusha, Ginde, Adit A., Douin, David J., Talbot, H. Keipp, Casey, Jonathan D., Mohr, Nicholas M. +50 more·2022·MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Abstract

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines (BNT162b2 [Pfizer-BioNTech] and mRNA-1273 [Moderna]) are effective at preventing COVID-19-associated hospitalization (1-3). However, how well mRNA vaccines protect against the most severe outcomes of these hospitalizations, including invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) or death is uncertain. Using a case-control design, mRNA vaccine effectiveness (VE) against COVID-19-associated IMV and in-hospital death was evaluated among adults aged ≥18 years hospitalized at 21 U.S. medical centers during March 11, 2021-January 24, 2022. During this period, the most commonly circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, were B.1.1.7 (Alpha), B.1.617.2 (Delta), and B.1.1.529 (Omicron). Previous vaccination (2 or 3 versus 0 vaccine doses before illness onset) in prospectively enrolled COVID-19 case-patients who received IMV or died within 28 days of hospitalization was compared with that among hospitalized control patients without COVID-19. Among 1,440 COVID-19 case-patients who received IMV or died, 307 (21%) had received 2 or 3 vaccine doses before illness onset. Among 6,104 control-patients, 4,020 (66%) had received 2 or 3 vaccine doses. Among the 1,440 case-patients who received IMV or died, those who were vaccinated were older (median age = 69 years), more likely to be immunocompromised* (40%), and had more chronic medical conditions compared with unvaccinated case-patients (median age = 55 years; immunocompromised = 10%; p<0.001 for both). VE against IMV or in-hospital death was 90% (95% CI = 88%-91%) overall, including 88% (95% CI = 86%-90%) for 2 doses and 94% (95% CI = 91%-96%) for 3 doses, and 94% (95% CI = 88%-97%) for 3 doses during the Omicron-predominant period. COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are highly effective in preventing COVID-19-associated death and respiratory failure treated with IMV. CDC recommends that all persons eligible for vaccination get vaccinated and stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccination (4).

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Tenforde, M. W., Self, W. H., Gaglani, M., Ginde, A. A., Douin, D. J., Talbot, H. K., Casey, J. D., Mohr, N. M., Zepeski, A., McNeal, T., Ghamande, S., Gibbs, K. W., Files, D. C., Hager, D. N., Shehu, A., Prekker, M. E., Frosch, A. E., Gong, M. N., Mohamed, A., Johnson, N. J., Srinivasan, V., Steingrub, J. S., Peltan, I. D., Brown, S. M., Martin, E. T., Monto, A. S., Khan, A., Hough, C. L., Busse, L. W., Duggal, A., Wilson, J. G., Qadir, N., Chang, S. Y., Mallow, C., Rivas, C., Babcock, H. M., Kwon, J. H., Exline, M. C., Botros, M., Lauring, A. S., Shapiro, N. I., Halasa, N., Chappell, J. D., Grijalva, C. G., Rice, T. W., Jones, I. D., Stubblefield, W. B., Baughman, A., Womack, K. N., Rhoads, J. P., Lindsell, C. J., Hart, K. W., Zhu, Y., Adams, K., Surie, D., McMorrow, M. L., Patel, M. M., & IVY Network
Affiliations
  • University of Iowa (US)
  • University of Colorado Anschutz (US)
Corresponding author
Tenforde, Mark W.
Venue
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Published
2022-03-25
Volume
71
Issue
12
Pages
459-465
ISSN
  • 0149-2195 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-861X
OpenAlex
W4220929994
Cited by
170
References
7
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 61 · 2022: 49
FWCI
20.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, public-domain)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Defense
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Pfizer
  • Sanofi
  • Vanderbilt University
  • University of Miami
  • Ohio State University
  • Medpace
  • United Therapeutics Corporation
  • Wake Forest University
  • University of Washington
  • Intermountain Research and Medical Foundation
  • Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Marcus Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K23HL153584)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (K23GM129661, T32GM135169)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (K08AI141761)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Social Sciences › Health › Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
Keywords
COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, vaccine effectiveness, invasive mechanical ventilation, in-hospital mortality, BNT162b2, mRNA-1273, hospitalized COVID-19 patients, SARS-CoV-2 variants, Omicron variant, Delta variant, Alpha variant, immunocompromised patients, prior vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 infection prevention, severe COVID-19 outcomes
MeSH terms
COVID-19, Vaccine Efficacy, BNT162 Vaccine, 2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273, Humans, Respiration, Artificial, United States, Hospital Mortality

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