COVID-19 Vaccination Prioritization on the Basis of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Number Needed to Vaccinate to Prevent Death

The supply limitations of COVID-19 vaccines have led to the need to prioritize vaccine distribution. Obesity, diabetes, and hypertension have been associated with an increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection. Approximately half as many individuals with a cardiovascular risk factor need to be vacci...

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Autores principales: Leong, Darryl P., Banerjee, Amitava, Yusuf, Salim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2021
Materias:
Brief Rapid Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8084283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33933606
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2021.04.012
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Sumario:The supply limitations of COVID-19 vaccines have led to the need to prioritize vaccine distribution. Obesity, diabetes, and hypertension have been associated with an increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection. Approximately half as many individuals with a cardiovascular risk factor need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to prevent related death compared with individuals without a risk factor. Adults with body mass index ≥ 30, diabetes, or hypertension should be of a similar priority for COVID-19 vaccination to adults 10 years older with a body mass index of 20 to < 30, no diabetes, and no hypertension.

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